Barack Obama Elementary School is an elementary school in Richmond, Virginia, named after the U.S. President Barack Obama.
Naming edit
The school was formerly named J. E. B Stuart Elementary after the Confederate Army general J. E. B. Stuart; its name was changed in 2018 to remove the historical reference to the Confederacy. The school board voted to rename the school in June 2018.[1][2]
The renaming of the school is expected to cost $26,000.[3] To help pay for these costs, Richmond Public Schools launched a t-shirt fundraiser and raised $40,894.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Virginia School Drops Confederate General's Name in Favor of Obama's". Retrieved 2018-06-26.
- ^ "Richmond renaming school after Obama, scrapping Confederate general's name". CBS News. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
- ^ Mattingly, Justin (July 16, 2018). "How will Richmond Public Schools pay for J.E.B. Stuart school renaming? Obama T-shirts". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
- ^ "Barack Obama Elementary School | Bonfire". Bonfire. July 16, 2018. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
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