In split vote, Austin ISD approves removing Confederate school names
In a split vote, the Austin school board Monday night approved stripping Confederate names from five of its schools.
Seven trustees voted for changing the school names. Trustees Ann Teich and Julie Cowan voted against.
Trustee Ted Gordon, the only black member of the board who has been been a staunch supporter of renaming schools, said no African American had any determinate say in naming Austin schools after Confederate figures.
“I will be the only African American who has had the opportunity to vote on the appropriateness of naming AISD schools after such Confederate associated individuals in our district’s history,” Gordon said. “With this motion I mean to correct this injustice.”
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