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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To add, most schools named after confederate leaders were not named that way just after the Civil War, when it might be more understandable (even if I don’t understand it today). It was well into the 20th century and intended to intimidate.

I imagine it’s the same with this. He likely wasn’t honored for his superior management schools. He was likely honored because of his leadership in trying to keep segregation in FCPS as long as he could. [/quote]

He was FCPS superintendent for a long time and still alive when they named the school after him. I think they made an exception from a policy in effect at the time that no schools should be named after people who were still living.  I don’t think they chose the name to honor his segregationist views, but obviously they didn’t treat them as disqualifying, either.

If Woodson goes, does “Cavaliers” go, too?  Some people don’t like the connotations of that name, either.  
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Cavaliers is somewhat controversial today. But you still have public schools with the Conquistadors mascot in California, even in liberal LA.

I’m sure it will be all up for debate. Maybe there’ll be a push to keep the “W” in the name or find some other famous Woodson, but for others that would signify the continuity of a racist tradition, which is why Wilson HS in DC went with a complete renaming and rebranding to J-R HS. [/quote]

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