APS: What's in a name? (Washington-Lee)
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Anonymous
| I don't get it. Why is there so much opposition to changing the name of Washington-Lee HS? |
Anonymous
| Lots of people went there. They don’t want their past erased. |
Anonymous
And are too ignorant to get the difference. |
Anonymous
Oh I see. I didn't realize that diplomas were being revoked. Now it makes total sense. |
Anonymous
| People had pride in their school. I don’t blame them for their feelings. |
Anonymous
Wait. The school's being closed, too? |
Anonymous
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My HS was renamed after I graduated (unrelated to slavery/civil war) and it didn’t affect me at all. Somehow life went on.
People who don’t want to change W-L? Southern trash. |
Anonymous
You lack imagination . |
Anonymous
Oh, this should be good. How so? |
Anonymous
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Personally, I'd rather the School Board was focusing its energy on solving space issues than on a bunch of meaningless PC crap like cleansing our history.
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Anonymous
They did, they had White Pride. That's the problem. Bye! |
Anonymous
They can do both. |
Anonymous
| Why not just rename it Washington-Lincoln HS? Sounds almost identical, plus they can keep the W-L abbreviation. Easy fix |
Anonymous
Are you sure? Its not obvious to me that they can. In fact, Eric Gustshall (Arlington County Board member) wrote an article yesterday (https://www.arlnow.com/2018/09/13/progressive-voice-arlingtons-kodak-moment/) in which he described how the county is overwhelmed from a manpower perspective by all of the big issues it faces. I think the School Board and APS face the same issue. I think they should simply find a different Lee to slot in for Robert E. Lee, keep the W-L name, and move on. |
Anonymous
Just doesn’t virtue signal loud enough... |