DALLAS, TX (WBAP/KLIF News) – A Dallas Independent School District board member is calling on the district to rename all schools with confederate names.
District 8 Trustee Miguel Solis posted a tweet late Sunday night saying “It’s past time to change the name of all confederate schools in Dallas. Looking for leaders to join me in making the change”. Solis’ district consist of schools in central and northwest Dallas and the Love Field area. Currently there are no campuses within District 8 that have names tied to confederate leaders.
Dallas schools Director of News and Information Robyn Harris shared the school district’s statement regarding the policy of changing school names:
“Dallas ISD has a policy for the renaming of a school. As an example, in 2016 Piedmont G.L.O.B.A.L. Academy undertook this process to change the name of the campus from John B. Hood Middle School. As part of the policy, any recommendations are initiated by the school community and received by the board before April 1. The board will consider the recommendations in May, and a vote would be held at the June board meeting. During the most recent proposal cycle, there were no school name changes brought forward to the board. Dallas ISD will continue to consider proposals per policy.”
The district did not identify how many schools within Dallas would be impacted by a name change. Solis has not yet responded to requests for an interview.
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