Woodson Renaming?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:An agenda item for a School Board work session tomorrow is “Woodson Renaming Forum.”

Is Woodson going to get renamed like Stuart, Lee, Lanier, and Mosby Woods? Woodson was a former FCPS superintendent and supposedly not the most progressive figure of his era, but he wasn’t a Confederate soldier.

Another day, another Moms for Liberty troll post.

Moms for Liberty didn’t put this on the agenda for discussion at the School Board work session tomorrow.

[Anonymous]

Dude was superintendent of FCPS for 32 years. Reid will be lucky if she lasts 4 years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tell me more about Woodson.

https://sites.google.com/view/fcps-desegregation/resources/woodson-on-desegregation

Great find, thank you for posting. Perfectly relevant timing as his statements on desegregation translate seamlessly if we replace "desegregation" with "boundary changes." Goes to show how boundary changes are the modern-day equivalent of desegregation.

"Desegregation, instead of helping Negro children, is proving and will continue, at least for sometime, to prove hurtful to both Negroes and whites because (1) widespread public support of the public school is being lost, (2) political support is becoming much more difficult, (3) financial support of those most able to pay is being lost with their opposition to being taxed for public schools."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Huh.

As a transplant, I always assumed Woodson HS was named after president Woodrow Wilson, combining his first and last name into one single name.

WOODrow + wilSON = woodson.

Now I feel silly

I’ve lived here for 20 years and thought the same, lol! TIL…

[Anonymous]

Whatever new name they choose,

I FIND THE NEW NAME EXTREMELY OFFENSIVE AND DEMAND IT BE CHANGED IMMEDIATELY!

You see where this is all going? FCPS is turning into the victim-hood Olympics.

If only there were a School Board election coming up soon . . .

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tell me more about Woodson.

https://sites.google.com/view/fcps-desegregation/resources/woodson-on-desegregation

Great find, thank you for posting. Perfectly relevant timing as his statements on desegregation translate seamlessly if we replace "desegregation" with "boundary changes." Goes to show how boundary changes are the modern-day equivalent of desegregation.

"Desegregation, instead of helping Negro children, is proving and will continue, at least for sometime, to prove hurtful to both Negroes and whites because (1) widespread public support of the public school is being lost, (2) political support is becoming much more difficult, (3) financial support of those most able to pay is being lost with their opposition to being taxed for public schools."

Not sure where that leads you.

They will change Woodson’s name, pat themselves on the back, and leave Langley de facto segregated.

[Anonymous]

The plan is to name it after Carter G. Woodson, the Father of Black History. It will no longer be named “ W.T. “Woodson. Just Woodson. Got it? 😉

[Anonymous]

Vote for people who have academic priorities.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Please show me how renaming Stuart to Justice has improved the school.
Please show me how renaming Lee to Lewis has improved the school.
Please show me how renaming Mosby Woods to Mosaic has improved the school.

All of these changes are an improvement to counteract the racist and segregationist intent in naming them after Confederate war figures in in 1959, 1958, and 1963 respectively.

Millions of dollars spent could have gone a long way to help kids instead of virtue signaling. No one thought about who the schools were named after--they could have removed all the references to those people. And, Mosby Woods was named after a neighborhood.

You've got your opinion and I've got mine. I don't think it's virtue signaling to admit that the names (of the neighborhood too) were chosen as a tribute to a war 100 years in the past that was fought so white people could keep black people as property and to signal support for continuing legal segregation and second class citizenship for black people. I call that righting a wrong.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The plan is to name it after Carter G. Woodson, the Father of Black History. It will no longer be named “ W.T. “Woodson. Just Woodson. Got it? 😉

If the community and school board members are happy with that that’s great. But don’t call it “CG Woodson” since that’s the name of the high school in DC. It would be confusing for sports and academic events. That’s why JEB Stuart was not renamed Marshall since there’s already a Marshall up the road.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:An agenda item for a School Board work session tomorrow is “Woodson Renaming Forum.”

Is Woodson going to get renamed like Stuart, Lee, Lanier, and Mosby Woods? Woodson was a former FCPS superintendent and supposedly not the most progressive figure of his era, but he wasn’t a Confederate soldier.

I mean he was pretty damn racist and a segregationist.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Woodson opposed desegregation and delayed integrating FCPS. Why should he be honored with his name on a school?

I guess the argument would be that he oversaw a period of major expansion in FCPS, and that’s what they honored him for, not his views on integration. Also, that the school has had that name for 60+ years so now it’s just associated with the community, not the person.

Is there a particular replacement name in mind or would they just go with something inane like “Mosaic”?

+1. No one knows anything about the person behind the school name, so there's no need to change it. No one thinks about this unless they are bored and looking for something to be offended about. No one walks into that school or drives by it and feels offended.

On the other hand, there will be plenty of cons to renaming.

This is utter stupidity. DD did a research project on him two years ago. Just because you're an idiot and don't want to learn about the namesake of your school doesn't mean the rest of the community is the same way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Please show me how renaming Stuart to Justice has improved the school.
Please show me how renaming Lee to Lewis has improved the school.
Please show me how renaming Mosby Woods to Mosaic has improved the school.

It means Black students aren't embarrassed to walk into those schools ever day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Woodson opposed desegregation and delayed integrating FCPS. Why should he be honored with his name on a school?

I guess the argument would be that he oversaw a period of major expansion in FCPS, and that’s what they honored him for, not his views on integration. Also, that the school has had that name for 60+ years so now it’s just associated with the community, not the person.

Is there a particular replacement name in mind or would they just go with something inane like “Mosaic”?

Oh please. Even if what you say is true, the man opposed and delayed segregation. That FAR outweighs that "good thing" you identify. Imagine being a black student going to school named after a man who didn't want you there??? It needs to go. And, as Fairfax HS and Lanier showed recently, this need not be a big production. Those were pretty seamless in getting rid of "rebels" and changing to KJMS. Do it. Let the naysayers howl until their faces turn blue. Ignore. And wait it out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:An agenda item for a School Board work session tomorrow is “Woodson Renaming Forum.”

Is Woodson going to get renamed like Stuart, Lee, Lanier, and Mosby Woods? Woodson was a former FCPS superintendent and supposedly not the most progressive figure of his era, but he wasn’t a Confederate soldier.

Another day, another Moms for Liberty troll post.

+1. Lots of people here to defend a segregationist.