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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We elected a pussy grabber. Bad behavior no longer precludes people from being admired and honored in this nation. [/quote]

But John Kennedy and Bill Clinton were different?[/quote]

Are you really trying to defend DJT?  :lol:

Name it Idiot HS because there are so many idiots in the US. [/quote]

This whole issue has nothing to do with DJT.

It is about changing the name of a school --that will lead to changing the names of multiple schools at great expense to the children and taxpayers of Fairfax County.

I agree that some may find the name offensive--but my beef is justifying the change based on bogus accusations against the School Board that named it.  I understand the issue, but the money would be better spent in the classroom.

If the name is offensive that is unfortunate.  However, it could have been used as a learning tool rather than an opportunity to spend what will likely turn out to be millions and millions of dollars on something that will not aid the education of our young people.

Our School Board members have NO common sense.  McElveen is now turning to sexual assault as his next issue--when there are so many more things that impact our kids.  And, I seldom agree with Moon, but the "unintended consequences" of TDK's motion on learning about the names of schools is silly.  Think "South County".  Think Westfields which is named after an office park.  
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It is premature to claim that the names of multiple other schools besides Stuart will change.  The motion that was approved referenced several factors specific to Stuart that will make changing the names of other schools harder, not easier.

I also think you are too focused on "bogus accusations" against the 1950s School Board members.  The effect of their decision is what people focused most on, not their intent.

The argument that the name theoretically could have been a "learning tool" has more merit, but the problem with that is three-fold:  (1) FCPS has spent decades figuring out how to whitewash JEB Stuart (removing the Confederate imagery and turning him into a content-neutral mascot); (2) there would be a protracted debate about what to teach about JEB Stuart - do we focus on his nifty "Quaker canons" or his not-so-pleasant raids into Union territory; and (3) objectively, he's not that significant a figure, and all the time spent teaching students about JEB Stuart would be to the exclusion of other matters.

"Common sense" is in the eye of the beholder.  You have a problem with McElveen's issues; I think Elizabeth Schultz would take us back to an era in which minority and LGBTQ youth would feel unsafe. [/quote]

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