Virginia school board votes to restore confederate names

Previously removed Confederate-era names have been restored to two public schools in Virginia, after a school board in Shenandoah County voted 5-1 in favor of the move on Friday, May 10. It is the first community in the nation to restore stripped names of pro-slavery Civil War Confederate leaders. After Friday’s vote, the name of Virginia’s Mountain View High School will be reverted to Stonewall Jackson High. Honey Run Elementary will return to Ashby-Lee Elementary. Watch CGTN LIVE on your computer, tablet or mobile https://cgtnamerica.vhx.tv/videos/hd-live-broadcasts Subscribe to CGTN America on YouTube Follow CGTN America: Twitter: @cgtnamerica Facebook: @cgtnamerica Instagram: @cgtnamerica TikTok: @newstoks This material is distributed by MediaLinks TV, LLC on behalf of CCTV. Additional information is available at the Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.