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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The fact that the board ignored their own regulations, unnecessarily distressed the community, and diverted attention from other important objectives in this renaming process is sufficient evidence that they are not capable of administering an additional $315M.[/quote]

So you're saying the board is to blame for the roaring opposition that met the proposal to name Stuart after someone or something, other than a traitor?

The issue didn't have to be controversial. Proponents sensibly argued that Stuart shouldn't be named after a Confederate general anymore. The process got out of control only after so many people grabbed their proverbial pitchforks and mounted massive resistance against the name change. The outcry from even the suggestion to change the name put the board in a jam: keeping the name would unacceptably signal their approval of commemorating a traitor, but changing the name would incense Lost Cause believers and others who still hold Confederate generals like Stuart in high regard.

Regardless, I'm having a hard time understanding why the board's handling of difficult social issue like this has any bearing on how they would properly allocate capital funds. The actual expense involved in changing Stuart's name is a rounding error in the bond proposal. If you have a bona fide problem with how the board proposes to deploy bond funds on a large scale, such as building a new school versus expanding existing facilities, then sure, a no vote may make sense. But it sounds like you're mostly mad about the Stuart issue and grasping at other excuses to support making an indiscriminate political statement about it. [/quote]

Do you not get that this costs almost a million bucks?  That money could be much better spent.  JEB could have been dropped and all references to him could have pretty much been eliminated.  Great learning experience for the kids--could have learned about the Civil War, Massive Resistance, etc.  But, the name would not have honored Jeb any longer.  and, if it had been done over a few years (remember, we are already two years into this) it would not have required much in the way of additional funds.

But, you obviously got what you wanted and the students got a name that was not selected by anyone but the School Board.  A name that is used for some juvie schools, that is already being subject to demeaning because of the demographics of the school (Just-ICE) and others who are calling it Bufort T. Justice.  Great choice, Sandy.

Two years ago, the SB could have easily instituted a policy to drop JEB and refer to the school as Stuart.  Money saved: @$1million[/quote]

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