A Virginia school district that restored Confederate names to two of its schools in 2024—four years after removing them as racially discriminatory symbols—must change those names again, a federal judge has ordered. Dozens of schools removed Confederate names2020 brought a burst of momentum to efforts to remove Confederate names from schools. Shenandoah County is one of at least two school districts that changed school names, then later restored Confederate names , affecting four schools . Steve Helber/AP Equity & Diversity A School Board Reinstated Confederate School Names. Now, a judge has found the decision to rename the high school violated students' free speech rights.