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Lawsuit Filed Over Serra High's Name Change to Canyon Hills High School

A lawsuit filed Wednesday aims to reverse the recent name change at what is now Canyon Hills High School in Tierrasanta and restore its previous name: Junipero Serra High School.

“A San Diego Principal and School Board circumvented the law in their rush to erase California history and the legacy of a Catholic Saint,” said Tom Ciesielka, a spokesperson for Thomas More Society, the group that filed the lawsuit.

Father Junipero Serra was an 18th Century Catholic priest largely credited with establishing the first missions in what is now California.

The name switch is has divided those who see it as an assault on history and others who believe Serra and the Conquistadors mascot are reminders of mistreatment towards indigenous people when missions were being established throughout Spain's North American territory.

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Thomas More Society claims the vote that triggered the name change violated the Brown Act, a law that requires adequate notice be given to the public ahead of school board meetings.