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Photo by Pixabay from PexelsCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools has reportedly decided on a new name for Vance High School. CMS has decided to rename the school Julius L. Chambers High School.
Chambers, an African-American attorney born in North Carolina, “advocated tirelessly for civil rights, persevering in the face of personal threats,” according to Britannica. He won all eight of the cases he argued before the U.S. Supreme Court and was especially well known for winning Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education in 1971.
The decision in that case desegregated Charlotte’s public schools and established the federal government’s power to intercede in cities that were resistant to programs that promoted integration.
The renaming is expected to take place in an upcoming Tuesday night CMS Board of Education meeting on Oct. 13. A few weeks ago, an online survey was sent out and posted via the renaming website, and results from that survey provided “scores” that showed a community and student response split.
CMS says there were 1,195 respondents from the community (identified as alumni, parents, faculty, friends, family, former faculty, parents of alumni, CMS employees, citizens, neighbors, taxpayers, community members others) and 476 student respondents.
Per CMS, the survey results were as followed:
Community scores:
- Julius L. Chambers HS 76
- Queen City HS 35
- University City HS 37
Student scores:
- Julius L Chambers HS 35
- Queen City HS 62
- University City HS 74
