# Shenandoah County Confederate school name litigation > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/shenandoah-county-confederate-school-name-litigation > Updated: 2026-08-10T21:04:55.000Z. Sources: 9. Developments: 2. A federal judge has ordered Shenandoah County Schools in Virginia to rename two institutions that had recently been reverted to Confederate names. U.S. District Judge Michael Urbanski ruled that the school board’s decision to restore the names violated the Fourteenth Amendment and the Equal Educational Opportunities Act. The schools involved, Stonewall Jackson High School and Ashby-Lee Elementary School, were originally renamed in 2020 to Mountain View High School and Honey Run Elementary School following a board resolution condemning racism. However, a newly elected school board voted 5-1 in May 2024 to restore the original Confederate names. The judge determined the reversal was driven by discriminatory intent, noting the names' connection to Virginia’s history of ‘Massive Resistance’ to desegregation. The lawsuit was brought by the Virginia NAACP and parents of students. Judge Urbanski specified that his ruling is based on the unique history of Shenandoah County and does not necessarily apply to other Confederate-named schools in the state. The district’s attorney indicated that an appeal is likely. ## Timeline ### 2026-08-10: Virginia judge orders Shenandoah County to rename Confederate-named schools A federal judge ruled that Shenandoah County, Virginia, must rename two schools after restoring Confederate names, citing violations of the Fourteenth Amendment and civil rights statutes. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/virginia-judge-orders-shenandoah-county-to-rename-confederate-named-schools ### 2026-08-07: Virginia judge orders Shenandoah schools to drop Confederate names Judge Michael Urbanski ruled Shenandoah County’s school board violated the 14th Amendment by reinstating Confederate names, ordering new nondiscriminatory names for Stonewall Jackson High and Ashby‑Lee Elem. 7 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/virginia-judge-orders-shenandoah-schools-to-drop-confederate-names --- Cite as: Shenandoah County Confederate school name litigation. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/shenandoah-county-confederate-school-name-litigation