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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PS1, PS2, PS3, and so on. And no names to go with the numbers. Just number them. People on all sides will hate it, but nothing to really object to. And then change the name of the county, because Lord Thomas Fairfax was no Saint. County 1, County 2, and so on and so forth.[/quote]

No. This notion that we either have white people or numbers is ridiculous. There are plenty of amazing, deserving heroes of color who can inspire young people. They should be recognized now to make up for the lack of memorials representative of the diversity and history of our country. But even more than statues, please fix the damn useless history textbooks. [/quote]

This isn't about naming schools.  It is about renaming schools.  Fairfax County does currently name schools after people of color, but I think it best that, in the future, we leave naming schools after people out of the possibilities.  That's why I think it stupid to rename Mosby Woods, and, I suspect, this is just a wish from the SB member who represents it.  I doubt anyone really cared.

There are plenty of schools in Fairfax named after plantations, etc.  Even "Fairfax" has connections to slave owners.

I don't like spending the money to rename Lee High School, but I understand it.  Mosby Woods is just silly.

And, now,there is a big discussion on the internet about renaming Yale.  What's next?

I went to a high school named after a former school superintendent.  No one knew anything about him or cared.  Most of us didn't even know who the school was named after.  [/quote]

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