<p>JACKSONVILLE, Fla. &mdash; A Florida school board has voted to rename six schools named for Confederate leaders, but will keep three others named for a French colonizer and a U.S. president who supported slavery and forced Native Americans to move west along the Trail of Tears. </p>
<p>Following a months-long debate, the Duval County School Board decided on the names Tuesday night, news outlets reported.</p>
<p>The result: Joseph Finegan Elementary will become Anchor Academy; Stonewall Jackson Elementary will be Hidden Oaks Elementary School; Jefferson Davis Middle will become Charger Academy; Kirby-Smith Middle will be named Springfield Middle School; J.E.B. Stuart Middle will be Westside Middle School and Robert E. Lee High will become Riverside High School.</p>
<p>Three Jacksonville-area schools will keep their names: Jean Ribault Middle and High School and Andrew Jackson High School.</p>
<p>Some school board members wanted to nix the name of the 7th president, but their amendment failed.</p>
<p>The changes won’t come quickly, since the school’s signs and uniforms have to be updated.</p>
<p>“It is a challenge,” Superintendent Diana Greene told FirstCoast News. “You think you know what is going to happen. You think you know how you are going to feel, but then when it happens, a flood of emotions came over me.”</p>
<p>Greene said no sales tax funding will be used in the renaming process. She said the Jacksonville Jaguars have agreed to provide $200,000 to cover the costs of home uniforms for secondary schools.</p>
<p>Memorabilia and marquees in the schools will be saved, Greene said. The district will work with alumni to determine where to keep the items.</p>