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Trustees adopt policy to allow school renaming but say community input must guide any change
Summary
The Southern Independent School District Board of Trustees voted 5-1 to revise policy CW to permit renaming existing facilities under the same criteria used for naming new facilities; trustees and public commenters said any actual renaming (including proposals tied to Cesar Chavez) must follow community-driven outreach and future board action.
The Southern Independent School District Board of Trustees on a 5-1 vote adopted revisions to local policy CW to permit renaming existing district facilities under the same criteria used for naming new facilities.
The vote, moved by Trustee Cruz Ochoa and seconded by Trustee Henry Rivera, does not rename any school. Instead, trustees said the change merely opens a procedural path for future renaming and requires community engagement before any final decision.
Why it matters: public commenters and several trustees tied the…
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