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[quote=Anonymous][quote]If only people who live in the pyramid can vote, how is the NAACP forcing people to change the name? Your quarrel is actually with the Stuart community who voted for change because they were the ones who voted for named other than Stuart on Saturday. Allowing only Stuart community members to vote is what ensures we don't have outsiders dictating what we do. The vast majority of Stuart members who voted on Saturday did not want Stuart. I'm sure you'll claim the voting was rigged, but when I went they matched my address with my drivers license. I'm pretty sure they didn't just single me out. You might be unhappy with the NAACP, but in this case they aren't responsible for Saturday's vote, community members who took the time to exercise their civic duty are. I and many of my neighbors were a part of that group. The people passing out fliers were parents of kid my kids are in school with. I doubt they are all closet NAAP operatives, especially since many of them were white. [/quote]

Once more, (and I am not the PP posting about the NAACP), the first survey of Stuart community supported keeping the name.

Evans and Hynes did not like that result.  So, they formed a committee that was supposed to be made up of Stuart community members.  Instead, they invited people from outside the community--and, even outside of Fairfax County--to be included.

The committee split in half and there were no acceptable results (at least to my mind).  No consensus was reached.  One group demonized the other.

Then, the SB voted to change the name and suggested that "in the spirit of compromise"  and some other words that Stuart be considered.

Stuart received the most votes.

It is clear from the FOIA'd emails that Evans and Hynes were in favor of changing the name from the beginning.  No question of that.  
Staff has indicated that quit a bit of money could be saved if "Stuart" is selected over other names.

Braband should recommend "Stuart" and the SB should approve it.  To do anything else would be hypocritical.

However, in light of the way this SB operates, I suspect that the Board will choose a geographic name.  It will cost Fairfax County taxpayers close to one million dollars and opens the can of worms that we fear.  Millions will be spent on this.  Sad.
The students could use so much more than a name change.  Things that could help them succeed.  This will do nothing.

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