The Stockton community has four more days to submit feedback for the possible renaming of Cesar Chavez High School.
The Stockton Unified School District Board of Trustees is asking for feedback from students, families, staff, alumni and community members regarding the potential renaming of the high school.
Anyone wanting to participate has until Friday, Aug. 21 to fill out a surveywith four questions regarding the potential name change.
Cesar Chavez High School, named after labor leader and political activist Cesar Chavez, opened as a public school in 2005. The high school is located at 2929 Windflower Lane and serves ninth through 12th grade.
The effort to rename
the high school followed a New York Times investigation published earlier this year in which two women alleged that Chavez sexually abused them when they were minors and that he raped labor leader and civil rights activist Dolores Huerta.
The estimated cost to rename the school is approximately $2 million if the new name retains the initials "CCHS" and approximately $3 million if the new name uses different initials, according to the board.
Funding would come out of the general fund, which is the district's least restrictive funding source.
The board said Policy 7310 establishes that the governing board has the authority to name or rename district schools and encourages meaningful community participation throughout the process. Additionally, the policy states that a citizen advisory committee shall be appointed to review name suggestions and submit recommendations to the board. Prior to adopting any proposed name, the board must also hold a public hearing to receive community input.
Record reporter Victoria Franco covers public safety in Stockton and San Joaquin County. She can be reached at vfranco@gannett.com. Support local news, subscribe to The Stockton Record at https://www.recordnet.com/subscribenow.
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