Henrico School Board votes to rename Byrd Middle School (VA)
Posted: Thursday, March 10, 2016 4:15 pm
BY ELLIOTT ROBINSON Richmond Times-Dispatch
In a unanimous vote Thursday, the Henrico County School Board agreed to strip the name of former Sen. and Gov. Harry Flood Byrd Sr. from a county middle school because of his opposition to desegregation.
No replacement name for Harry F. Byrd Middle School was offered at the meeting. Suggestions for a new name will be taken over the next 30 days as details are hammered out and presented to the School Board by its next meeting, on March 24.
Officials hope to have the name in place in time for the next academic year.
The vote comes after a push from some residents and students ...
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