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Local Schools Are Reinstating Their Racist Names

When:

February 9, 2026 · 8:00 AM

Where:

City Cast DC

Source:

City Cast DC

After 2020, there was a huge trend towards changing out schools named for confederates and slave owners. But what happens when the general public opts to restore them? That’s what’s been happening in some Virginia counties just beyond the DC area — and the fight is creating some case law that could ultimately affect those of us who live here, in a place where folks absolutely aren’t trying to restore those kinds of names on local schools. Karina Elwood, who covered some of the legal battles when