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[quote=Anonymous][quote]To appease one single School Board member, who ultimately abstained from the July 27th vote, language was included in the motion directing the change from "JEB Stuart" that allowed for the possibility that "Stuart HS," without the initials, might be an acceptable "compromise" name. The results of last week's voting show that most community members who took the time to vote (and one simply can't equate the failure to vote to support for the current name) prefer a name other than "Stuart HS."

I believe that Scott Brabrand wants to resolve this ongoing debate soon, and fully recognizes that the name "Stuart HS" will not unite the community and will only lead to more School Board deliberations (remember that, since the prior vote, Karen Keys-Gammara, who stated unequivocally that she opposes the "Stuart HS" name, was elected to the Board). He's also smart enough to realize that, the sooner and more decisively FCPS acts, the more quickly opposition to a new name will dissipate.

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To appease one school board member?  No.  They understood the majority of the community was against it.  They also understood that the taxpayers were upset.  And, they understood that Hynes and Evans had made a mess, but did not want to vote against them.  Plus, they did not want to be called racist--as every speaker in favor of the change had called everyone who wanted to keep the name.

Is any of this ideal?  No.  But, Evans and Hynes only had their own agenda on this issue from the very beginning.  This was all about getting the community to change the name--not doing what the community wished.  Just because you disagree does not mean that most of the community did not wish to keep the name. You can demean the first survey, but it was reflective of the community.  More reflective than the committees or the vote on Saturday.  Remember, the "keepers" had already lost.

As far as Karen Keys-Gamarra, she did when a strong percentage of an [b]extremely low [/b]voter turnout--and received large sums of money from political organizations who support the name change.  Much larger than normal for a SB election.

I hope Braband shows some common sense and fiscal responsibility.  This actually was quite cowardly of the School Board to put this decision on him.

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