Dallas ISD school renamed in honor of Sen. Royce West, but not everyone is happy

Clara McDade, who is part of the group protesting the name change, said the community was not made aware of the potential name change soon enough. Author: Ryan Osborne DALLAS — A Dallas Independent School District middle school is being renamed in honor of longtime state Sen. Royce West, but not everyone was happy with the decision. An official renaming ceremony for the Royce West Leadership Academy, formerly known and located on Sebring Drive in southeast Dallas, is scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday. At 9 a.m., a group is planning to protest the name change. The group leaders say they’re not upset with the district honoring West, who has served in the Texas Senate since 1992. They’re just not happy with how the district is dropping the Kennedy Curry name, which honors President John F. Kennedy, who was assassinated in Dallas, and Dr. Milton K. Curry, the former president of Bishop College, a historically Black college in Dallas. Bishop College closed in 1988, but the campus buildings were later occupied by the current Paul Quinn College. Clara McDade, who is part of the group protesting the name change, said the community was not made aware of the potential name change...