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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The renaming is a done deal even though it seems like the majority people didn’t want it.

It’s was a done deal when this school board was elected.

So Let’s move on.

What’s the next FCPS school to be renamed?

What SB candidates want to continue to rename schools of racist people?

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I'm all for renaming all of them. No children of color should be forced to go to schools named for racists and segregationists. PERIOD.[/quote]

In that case, TJ should be renamed ASAP.  Far more egregious than Woodson.[/quote]

Totally different cases. TJ was a Founding Father from the 1700s. W.T. Woodson is an old man of little consequence who was still a racist in the 1980s.[/quote]

You are right, it is a totally different case.
TJ was a known and proud slave owner who reportedly raped his slaves and fathered unwanted children with them  
W.T. Woodson was an old man who served the community that researchers had to dig deep to find an obscure letter where he wanted to delay desegregation, but then ultimately oversaw the successful integration of the school district.[/quote]

I realize this is the official line among some loons but do you actually believe any of this?  Has reason failed you to such an extent?[/quote]

So what is the reality to believe?

Are you disputing that TJ owned slaves?  It is well documented that he was a proud southern plantation owner who owned quite a few slaves.  The rape and fathering of children?  Fine, we don't have to get hung up on that.  But I don't think it is loony to believe TJ was a slave owner.  That is a solid fact.  So, according to the criteria outlined above, it should therefore disqualify him from having a public institution, and especially a school, named after him.  Being a Founding Father and primary author of the Declaration of Independence doesn't absolve him.  It didn't for Madison.

As for Woodson, whether he was a racist or not, he oversaw the integration of the school district.  So, assuming he was a racist, he set his privately held personal beliefs aside and did the right thing.  Is being a long serving superintendent grounds to have a school named after yourself?  I don't know.  But to claim the name of the school has racist roots is disingenuous at best.  We aren't talking about the naming of institutions for Lee and other Confederates in an attempt to create an underlying racist tone as was done in the 50's and 60's.  Renaming those schools, streets, etc., is justified.

Just be honest with the motivation and rationale.  Rename, or don't rename.  But if the standard is no racist, no slave owner, so that no POC should have to enter a school building named after such a historical figure, then apply it consistently.[/quote]

FWIW, the majority of those surveyed were against renaming Woodson.  And for FCCPS, the vast majorit were against renaming.  [/quote]

So the F what? Leaving the legacy of discrimination in our schools should not be up for a vote. We should not cater to 3d party prejudices or tolerance of those prejudices.

And as for applying it consistently, I would be all for that, actually. But just b/c it is not, that is an insufficient reason to not proceed with the ones that we can. Indeed, that's no argument whatsoever.

Do better.[/quote]

Never said that inconsistent application was an excuse to not rename a school.
In an effort to do better, I assume you will be at the next school board meeting with a motion to rename TJ.[/quote]

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