Lexington’s newest public elementary school on Greendale Road could be named for Helen Caise Wade, the first student to integrate Fayette County Public Schools.
The name was revealed at Monday’s school board planning meeting. The board will vote on the recommendation at its March 23 monthly meeting.
As a 16-year-old sophomore in 1955, Wade became the first Black student to integrate Fayette County Public Schools by enrolling in summer coursework at Lafayette High School…