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Confederate names nixed (Austin TX schools)
Melissa B. Taboada American-Statesman Staff
2:32 p.m Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018
Five Austin district campuses will get new names as early as this fall, after trustees voted to strip the names of Confederate leaders and soldiers off ...
The Austin schools to be renamed include the former Allan Elementary, Fulmore Middle School and Lanier, Reagan and Eastside Memorial at the Johnston campus high schools.
... Monday night’s vote .. launches months of district and community work to find new names ...
http://www.statesman.com/news/local-education/confederate-names-nixed-search-for-new-austin-school-names/mAtMcR6epfr4sLktOY2CgI/
