It's believed to be the first such action to reinstate a Confederate name.
People watch as the Stonewall Jackson statue is removed from Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia , in July 2020. Photo: Ryan M. Kelly/AFP via Getty Imagesin 2020 to remove the local elementary and high schools' association with Civil War-era Confederate leaders Stonewall Jackson, Robert E. Lee and Turner Ashby.
Consequently, Mountain View High School will revert to being called Stonewall Jackson High School and Honey Run Elementary School will again be called Ashby-Lee Elementary School.to the school board that the group believes "that revisiting this decision is essential to honor our community's heritage and respect the wishes of the majority.", "Robert E.
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