SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – California schools chief Tony Thurmond says that schools named for Confederate leaders or other racially charged figures exacerbate feelings of racial inequality, and he commended school leaders who are opting to rename them. He said he applauds school and community leaders who have worked to rename them in more thoughtful and sensitive ways. Thurmond made the comments in response to a question at a media briefing Wednesday. They come after the Berkeley Unified School District Board unanimously approved a plan last week to rename two schools named for founding fathers who were slaveholders.
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