The Virginia chapter of the NAACP and five students plan to file a federal lawsuit Tuesday against the school board in Shenandoah County after the six-person body approved a proposal restoring the names of Confederate military leaders to two public schools. The lawsuit, first reported by NBC News, argues that the school board created 'an unlawful and discriminatory educational environment for Black students,' according to a news release announcing the legal action.
Four years ago, a previous incarnation of the school board stripped the Confederate names after a Minneapolis police officer murdered George Floyd, fueling a national racial reckoning. The calls for racial justice and equity inspired some communities to remove Confederate symbolism and statues of Confederate generals. In recent months, however, the conservative group Coalition for Better Schools petitioned Shenandoah County officials to reinstate the names of Jackson, Lee and Ashby.
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