EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The Las Cruces Public Schools Board of Education will discuss a possible name change for Cesar Chavez Elementary School during its next meeting.
This comes after allegations of sexual abuse against Chavez, the Latino civil rights icon and co-founder of the United Farm Workers. Chavez has been dead since 1993.
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The school board will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 24 at the Dr. Karen M. Trujillo Administration Complex, 505 S. Main St.
Cesar Chavez Elementary School is a pre-K through third-grade campus that serves Las Cruces’ East Mesa.
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Those who cannot attend the meeting can watch the livestream, courtesy of LCPS-TV…