Big League Politics by Jose Nino
A Virginia board is entertaining the idea of restoring the names of two schools.
The two schools in question, Mountain View High School and Honey Run Elementary School, were originally named Stonewall Jackson High School and Ashby-Lee Elementary School in honor of Confederate leaders Stonewall Jackson, Robert E. Lee, and Turner Ashby.
The school’s names were changed by the Shenandoah County School Board in 2020 after George Floyd’s death. However, these name changes have been met with opposition over the last two years. According to school board member Cynthia Walsh, several alumni and community members have voiced their disagreements with this decision to change the schools’ names.
