It's official now, Tecumseh Public School in Chatham will keep its current name when students from John N. Given start going there in the fall of 2018.
Trustees with the Lambton Kent District School Board gave the thumbs up to the recommendation that was presented to them at Tuesday night's meeting.
A release from the school board says of the 119 survey submissions, 94% of the respondents supported keeping the name Tecumseh Public School.
"I am pleased with the recommendation... as the name of the consolidated school will continue to honour an Indigenous leader of particular historical significance in the Chatham-Kent area," said LKDSB Director of Education Jim Costello, in a release. "We look forward to continuing the work to transition our students and staff to the consolidated Tecumseh Public School site in September 2018."
As previously reported, the naming committee also discussed the possibility of renaming a portion of the school in the future to honour the John N. Given name.
