Woodson Renaming?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'd like to know what the W.T. Woodson community really wants.

The School Board points to students and community members who want the school renamed, but they state this as if it's a consensus whereas it may just be a few dozen activists pushing for a name change.

Show some transparency for a change, FCPS, and let people know what the community truly prefers.

This is just the first step. The next step is community engagement.

Yeah, that is just for show. The Board has already decided.

That’s right. the people already voted for the board member - majority of who want a name change. If they didn’t want the school name changed they should have voted for people that didn’t want to change the names.

Why bother with the fake community engagement then?

Elections coming up. Most are running for something.

Agreed. And this is probably still a popular issue that helped people get elected last time. So they are stirring it up again du try ing this election season.

[Anonymous]

So much pandering right before an election. Changing school names is their specialty; they’ve shown no competence whatsoever when it comes to the oversight of academics or basic operations.

And why isn’t Lake Braddock being renamed when it’s named after a soldier who fought against indigenous Native Americans. Shame on you, Rachna Sizemore-Heizer!

[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.

Justice is a better name over some guy that no one ever heard of other than a school was named after him. That was an upgrade. The others less so.

Time to go after Jefferson next.

[Anonymous]

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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.

Justice is a better name over some guy that no one ever heard of other than a school was named after him. That was an upgrade. The others less so.

Time to go after Jefferson next.

Justice sounds like a school for juvies. In fact, it is the name of a school for juvies. Google it.

[Anonymous]

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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.

Justice is a better name over some guy that no one ever heard of other than a school was named after him. That was an upgrade. The others less so.

Time to go after Jefferson next.

Justice sounds like a school for juvies. In fact, it is the name of a school for juvies. Google it.

It’s generic. Schools get named “Freedom,” “Liberty,” and “Independence,” so why not “Justice”?

The real issue is that Stuart HS was one of the best high schools in the county for about 20 years (1960s and 70s), and Justice HS will probably always be one of the worst.

[Anonymous]

There was just a Woodson PTO post on Facebook and it sounds like it could be named after Carter Woodson. He sounds like a good human and then not all the uniforms have to change

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There was just a Woodson PTO post on Facebook and it sounds like it could be named after Carter Woodson. He sounds like a good human and then not all the uniforms have to change

Uniforms and Signage would still all need to change. Most things say WT Woodson

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There was just a Woodson PTO post on Facebook and it sounds like it could be named after Carter Woodson. He sounds like a good human and then not all the uniforms have to change

Uniforms and Signage would still all need to change. Most things say WT Woodson

I don't think a single uniform uses the WT. I just looked at the Cav sports Instagram and saw zero uniforms with it in the dozen or so teams on there.

[Anonymous]

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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.

HD Woodson is the name of the high school in DC.

+1 Completely different guy http://www.culturaltourismdc.org/portal/web/portal%20/howard-d.-woodson-residence-african-american-heritage-trail

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I can see it now: Equity High

Exactly. Just when I thought the renaming nonsense had reached it's apex and common sense was returning. I guess the SB still hasn't gotten the hint.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There was just a Woodson PTO post on Facebook and it sounds like it could be named after Carter Woodson. He sounds like a good human and then not all the uniforms have to change

Uniforms and Signage would still all need to change. Most things say WT Woodson

I don't think a single uniform uses the WT. I just looked at the Cav sports Instagram and saw zero uniforms with it in the dozen or so teams on there.

Most things only say Woodson.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Justice is a better name over some guy that no one ever heard of other than a school was named after him. That was an upgrade. The others less so.

Time to go after Jefferson next.

Justice sounds like a school for juvies. In fact, it is the name of a school for juvies. Google it.

It’s generic. Schools get named “Freedom,” “Liberty,” and “Independence,” so why not “Justice”?

The real issue is that Stuart HS was one of the best high schools in the county for about 20 years (1960s and 70s), and Justice HS will probably always be one of the worst.

Maybe because they wasted over $1,000,000 making the change, and countless school board hours arguing over it?

Ordinarily, that would be a scandal worthy of calling for them all to resign.

But, in Justice’s case, they wasted this time and money at the beginning of the Covid crisis, instead of focusing on the major issue: Covid and how to try to prevent learning loss.

No surprise the learning loss was as bad as it was; the progressive school-board was completely checked-out on the issue for months.

In 2023, they clearly have not learned anything from their mistakes. Time to replace them all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Justice is a better name over some guy that no one ever heard of other than a school was named after him. That was an upgrade. The others less so.

Time to go after Jefferson next.

Justice sounds like a school for juvies. In fact, it is the name of a school for juvies. Google it.

It’s generic. Schools get named “Freedom,” “Liberty,” and “Independence,” so why not “Justice”?

The real issue is that Stuart HS was one of the best high schools in the county for about 20 years (1960s and 70s), and Justice HS will probably always be one of the worst.

Maybe because they wasted over $1,000,000 making the change, and countless school board hours arguing over it?

Ordinarily, that would be a scandal worthy of calling for them all to resign.

But, in Justice’s case, they wasted this time and money at the beginning of the Covid crisis, instead of focusing on the major issue: Covid and how to try to prevent learning loss.

No surprise the learning loss was as bad as it was; the progressive school-board was completely checked-out on the issue for months.

In 2023, they clearly have not learned anything from their mistakes. Time to replace them all.

Stuart was renamed well before Covid. They renamed Lee during Covid.

Renaming Woodson now is their woke booster shot.

[Anonymous]

I found this on the Woodson page. The video is worth watching. I imagine it will disappear soon. Some interesting info and pictures. I knew Luther Jackson was the AA school, but I had no idea it opened so close to the Brown v Board decision. Fairfax really dragged its feet on desegregation. I support renaming the school and am glad they are tackling this.

https://woodsonhs.fcps.edu/about/history/namesake

[Anonymous]

He seems like many other Southerners of his era, yet also like someone who overall did more good than bad for FCPS, including it’s Black students. I wonder whether he came to regret his earlier segregationist views in the last 20 years of his life and see the error of those opinions.

But it matters not, because our current School Board - while woefully inept at managing today’s challenges - sees a lot of benefit in canceling those who aren’t as progressive as they see themselves.

So we’ll soon get Carter G. Woodson HS, and the School Board will congratulate themselves for honoring a gay Black historian, but C.G. Woodson has no real connection to Fairfax County, and his achievements will largely be ignored if he becomes the school’s new namesake.