High schoolhouse students beryllium wrong a schoolroom astatine Glyfada suburb, westbound of Athens, Monday, April 12, 2021. Home tests person been distributed to teachers and students aged 16-18, arsenic authorities reopened precocious schools for students successful the last 3 grades connected Monday. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis)

High schoolhouse students beryllium wrong a schoolroom astatine Glyfada suburb, westbound of Athens, Monday, April 12, 2021. Home tests person been distributed to teachers and students aged 16-18, arsenic authorities reopened precocious schools for students successful the last 3 grades connected Monday. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis) (Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Six Duval County schools are opening nether caller names for this archetypal clip Tuesday.

Earlier this year, the schoolhouse committee voted to rename schools that were named aft confederate leaders oregon different arguable humanities figures connected June 1.

The determination underwent astir a twelvemonth of deliberations and assemblage listening sessions.

For the students, assemblage members, and alumni who pushed for the change, it means a marque caller identity. Principal of Charger Academy Andrea Talley, which had formerly been Jefferson Davis Middle School said the alteration is affirmative and inclusive.

“The students are walking successful with their heads held high. We are looking guardant to this twelvemonth and world accomplishment nether Charger Academy,” Talley said.

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Robert E. Lee High School was different with a sanction change. It is present Riverside High.

The school’s mascot sanction was not changed; however, they are inactive The Generals, but the logo is different.

The logo, a royal bluish prima with the missive “R” emblazoned successful the center, replaces the archetypal grey accent with neon green.

A Duval County Public Schools spokesperson says the revised logo represents a five-star general, a motion to pupil accomplishment and imaginable for occurrence aft graduation.

People who lamented the sanction changes said the alteration is erasing past and costs excessively much.

News4Jax recovered the full outgo of renaming each 6 Duval County schools is expected to beryllium astir $825,000. A bulk of the money, however, was raised done backstage donations.

When it comes to the pandemic, masks are required for unit and students successful each Duval County schools. Parents tin take to opt students retired of the request though. More than 4,500 already have.

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