Should we rename Ballou High School after Nelson Mandela?

[Anonymous]

please don't

[Anonymous]

I think changing Deal to Nelson Mandela would be amazing!

[Anonymous]

It's happening in NY although this is a new HS.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/high-school-named-nelson-mandela-open-brooklyn-article-1.1539837

[Anonymous]

Ok. Go for it.

[Anonymous]

I am not sure if we should name a school after a communist.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am not sure if we should name a school after a communist.

He wasn't a communist, you dolt! He was the duly elected president of S. Africa from 1994 to 1999.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:FWIW, the school was named for Dr. Frank Washington Ballou, superintendent of the DC public schools from 1920 to 1943.

So not the bear from the Jungle Book then?

[Anonymous]

The bear from the jungle book is named Baloo.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am not sure if we should name a school after a communist.

He wasn't a communist, you dolt! He was the duly elected president of S. Africa from 1994 to 1999.

He was and was not a communist at different times, but the fact that he was elected president says nothing about whether he's a communist. Nor, of course, does whether he's a communist suggest whether the high school should be named after him.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The school is not worthy of the name.

+1000

Exactly!