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[quote=Anonymous]Why did we go through this whole process?

Sandy Evans always wanted to change the name.  That is clear from FOIA'd emails.  Hynes was also on board.  (Please note that the Evans Hynes Institute received points in the voting!)

So, Evans met with students who were later connected with the NAACP--through Evans.  Again, this is in the FOIA.

A survey was given to students.  Clear results that a name change was not desired.

So, Evans, et.al. were not satisfied with the results and put out more surveys, etc, and moved forward with the name change by selecting an Ad Hoc Committee composed of Stuart community members on one side  and the NAACP focused committee on the other.  (This is all documented.  MANY of the people on the "change" side were not members of the Stuart Committee--it had a strong presence from the leaders of the NAACP.)

Ultimately, the SB voted with the "changers" because of political correctness.  They created a myth that it was named JEB Stuart to stick a finger in the eye of the AA community.  Again, this was a myth.  There are SB minutes which indicate otherwise.  There are also FOIA'd emails that indicated that this myth was a desirable story to the "changers".  That is shown with emails from Evans and/or Hynes with a proponent of the change.  This myth has been repeated ad nauseum by members of the school board.

So, they voted to change with the recommendation that "Stuart" be considered.  Just a generic Stuart.

Then they set up another set of meetings to vote on the name.  Now, the result is not the desired one--so, the "change" supporters are now casting aspersions at the selection voted on by the community.

If the School Board goes against selecting Stuart (which is the fiscally responsible thing to do), voters will realize how little credibility and integrity these people have.

This will be the third time they have changed the rules.
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