Is Your School Changing Its Name?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:So, they want to change Poole Middle School but not Poolesville High School?

Once John Poole gets changed, I’m sure their will be pressure to change Poolesville too. If you are against the renaming and you speak about it publicly you could lose your job etc. You can’t win unless you are pro naming a school after a person who is part of a minority group.

At this point, how many people really know who John Poole really is? It’s just a name.

Renaming Blair is absurd.

A lot of this is absurd.

Poolesville HS isn't really named after Poole. It's named after the town, which is named after the Poole brothers (John and Joseph), according to Wiki. I don't see the HS name changing, even eventually.

Richard Montgomery didn't own the slaves. His wife's family did. I do think this name will change because he's guilty by association.

Montgomery Blair.... Sigh. I would not be surprised if this name changes because people are idiots.

I'm also fine renaming schools that were sadly named after confederate traitors but most of these cases seem fairly silly. A lot of things from our past don't age well. These people weren't perfect. I'm not even against renaming them but am mostly against spending a lot of $$$ on this since I don't feel it matters and the school has bigger issues.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The far-right shills are on a real tear today, dredging up all these non-issues.

Look guys, he switched from “right wingers” to “far-right shills.” It’s the third one I’ve read today….

It’s fascinating that anyone who holds a different opinion is assumed to be “right wing.” As if liberals can’t have a variety of viewpoints.

That's true, but when "liberals" are espousing far-right talking points, it's a strong indication they're not actually liberal.

So it’s true - liberals have rules they must follow. Never ever agree with anything the right says. And if you agree with the far-right? Then you’re out. You must turn your liberal card in immediately.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:The far-right shills are on a real tear today, dredging up all these non-issues.

Look guys, he switched from “right wingers” to “far-right shills.” It’s the third one I’ve read today….

It’s fascinating that anyone who holds a different opinion is assumed to be “right wing.” As if liberals can’t have a variety of viewpoints.

That's true, but when "liberals" are espousing far-right talking points, it's a strong indication they're not actually liberal.

So it’s true - liberals have rules they must follow. Never ever agree with anything the right says. And if you agree with the far-right? Then you’re out. You must turn your liberal card in immediately.

No clue but if you are unable to think for yourself and are pushing far-right conspiracy theories on a public forum like DCUM you aren't really all that liberal

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So, they want to change Poole Middle School but not Poolesville High School?

Once John Poole gets changed, I’m sure their will be pressure to change Poolesville too. If you are against the renaming and you speak about it publicly you could lose your job etc. You can’t win unless you are pro naming a school after a person who is part of a minority group.

At this point, how many people really know who John Poole really is? It’s just a name.

Renaming Blair is absurd.

A lot of this is absurd.

Poolesville HS isn't really named after Poole. It's named after the town, which is named after the Poole brothers (John and Joseph), according to Wiki. I don't see the HS name changing, even eventually.

Richard Montgomery didn't own the slaves. His wife's family did. I do think this name will change because he's guilty by association.

Montgomery Blair.... Sigh. I would not be surprised if this name changes because people are idiots.

They're not going to rename Montgomery Blair. I live nearby and no one in the community is pushing for that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So, they want to change Poole Middle School but not Poolesville High School?

Once John Poole gets changed, I’m sure their will be pressure to change Poolesville too. If you are against the renaming and you speak about it publicly you could lose your job etc. You can’t win unless you are pro naming a school after a person who is part of a minority group.

At this point, how many people really know who John Poole really is? It’s just a name.

Renaming Blair is absurd.

A lot of this is absurd.

Poolesville HS isn't really named after Poole. It's named after the town, which is named after the Poole brothers (John and Joseph), according to Wiki. I don't see the HS name changing, even eventually.

Richard Montgomery didn't own the slaves. His wife's family did. I do think this name will change because he's guilty by association.

Montgomery Blair.... Sigh. I would not be surprised if this name changes because people are idiots.

They're not going to rename Montgomery Blair. I live nearby and no one in the community is pushing for that.

Here's the problem with this logic. BOE has not acted in the past based on community input with regard to selecting names for new schools. BOE picks the name they think is "best".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So, they want to change Poole Middle School but not Poolesville High School?

Once John Poole gets changed, I’m sure their will be pressure to change Poolesville too. If you are against the renaming and you speak about it publicly you could lose your job etc. You can’t win unless you are pro naming a school after a person who is part of a minority group.

At this point, how many people really know who John Poole really is? It’s just a name.

Renaming Blair is absurd.

A lot of this is absurd.

Poolesville HS isn't really named after Poole. It's named after the town, which is named after the Poole brothers (John and Joseph), according to Wiki. I don't see the HS name changing, even eventually.

Richard Montgomery didn't own the slaves. His wife's family did. I do think this name will change because he's guilty by association.

Montgomery Blair.... Sigh. I would not be surprised if this name changes because people are idiots.

They're not going to rename Montgomery Blair. I live nearby and no one in the community is pushing for that.

Here's the problem with this logic. BOE has not acted in the past based on community input with regard to selecting names for new schools. BOE picks the name they think is "best".

Just because they didn't ask you...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So, they want to change Poole Middle School but not Poolesville High School?

Once John Poole gets changed, I’m sure their will be pressure to change Poolesville too. If you are against the renaming and you speak about it publicly you could lose your job etc. You can’t win unless you are pro naming a school after a person who is part of a minority group.

At this point, how many people really know who John Poole really is? It’s just a name.

Renaming Blair is absurd.

A lot of this is absurd.

Poolesville HS isn't really named after Poole. It's named after the town, which is named after the Poole brothers (John and Joseph), according to Wiki. I don't see the HS name changing, even eventually.

Richard Montgomery didn't own the slaves. His wife's family did. I do think this name will change because he's guilty by association.

Montgomery Blair.... Sigh. I would not be surprised if this name changes because people are idiots.

They're not going to rename Montgomery Blair. I live nearby and no one in the community is pushing for that.

Here's the problem with this logic. BOE has not acted in the past based on community input with regard to selecting names for new schools. BOE picks the name they think is "best".

But there's a difference between selecting names for new schools and making the initial decision to rename an existing school. For Shannon MS, there was a lot of community support in the first place for changing the name to something other than Lee. Then the board ultimately made the choice of Shannon, which was not the top name choice of the community, but I believe people were largely glad to have Lee's name removed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I can see renaming schools like Lee since that guy was a traitor who fought for slavery, but the rest seem like a bit much. Anyway, I'm all for removing confederates from the schools but we're going a bit overboard here. Maybe save the $$$ and use it for things like teachers.

+1. I’m all for renaming things like stonewall Jackson high or Columbus high or anything named after someone whose claim to fame was that they were an a—hole.

[Anonymous]

I think that instead of naming schools after people, we just just name them after fruits and vegetables. That way it's healthy and a positive influence on the kids.

There. Everything solved. No more racism and no more us versus them. All better now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think that instead of naming schools after people, we just just name them after fruits and vegetables. That way it's healthy and a positive influence on the kids.

There. Everything solved. No more racism and no more us versus them. All better now.

That’s racist because it’s harder for black people to buy fruits and vegetables. You know, food deserts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think that instead of naming schools after people, we just just name them after fruits and vegetables. That way it's healthy and a positive influence on the kids.

There. Everything solved. No more racism and no more us versus them. All better now.

Can't wait for the big game on Friday night, Eggplant vs Peach!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:They should just rename all schools to be numbers. If your family owned slaves or did something bad then you should also go by a number. Someone’s last name could make someone sad and we don’t want this. Numbers for all!

I’m sure people will eventually find a reason to be offended by numbers as well

The letters would absolutely be offended, not to mention the special characters.

Is anyone actually offended by the school names or is this just something mcps cooked up.

[Anonymous]

Manufactured outrage.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They should just rename all schools to be numbers. If your family owned slaves or did something bad then you should also go by a number. Someone’s last name could make someone sad and we don’t want this. Numbers for all!

I’m sure people will eventually find a reason to be offended by numbers as well

The letters would absolutely be offended, not to mention the special characters.

Is anyone actually offended by the school names or is this just something mcps cooked up.

There were petitions started by Magruder and RM students in 2020. Not sure anything came from the other schools mentioned.

https://www.change.org/p/montgomery-county-public-schools-rename-magruder-hs-after-a-non-slaver

[Anonymous]

Wake County NC (Raleigh) schools - about the same size as MCPS - just uses local geography for naming. They use streets, creeks, etc. No more naming based on historical people.