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All schools, courts and government offices will be closed today as a winter storm bears down on the Historic Triangle… Williamsburg/James City County schools begin study on renaming James Blair Middle School and will offer credit protection services for victims of school hacking…and York County takes steps to control cruise line crowds.
School Board Approves Process to Review James Blair Name
Williamsburg-James City County’s school board voted to begin the process that could lead to renaming James Blair Middle School Tuesday night. Board members heard from 15 people, a majority of whom favored removing the name of the slaveholder who was one of William & Mary’s founders.
The board voted 5-1 to begin the process -- which could take three to four months -- of gathering community input into the school’s name. Michael T. Hosang voted against and Daniel R. Cavazos was not present at the meeting.
The majority of speakers during the 30-minute-l…