Oklahoma City School board to decide on renaming schools
September 27, 2017
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma City School Board will not gather public input before deciding whether to rename three schools that are named for Confederate generals.
The board on Monday adopted an agenda for its next meeting that doesn't include a recommendation from Superintendent Aurora Lora to survey parents, students and others on whether to rename Lee, Jackson and Stand Watie elementary schools.
Board Chair Paula Lewis told The Oklahoman that board members consistently hear from the community and that the board's job is to lead.
Lora told KWTV that the board prefers to follow its poli...
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