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[quote=Anonymous][quote]I don't mind renaming schools, but, let's quit naming schools after people. Very few people stand up to the scrutiny of time.[/quote] I was on the naming committee for a new elementary school in MCPS several years ago. We were presented with 6 names for the school: all 6 were names of people. Our committee had this exact discussion. That conversation was met with charges of racism because all the names were minorities, so there were accusations that "white people on this committee will do anything to prevent a school from being named for a black person." There was still a push to name the school after something other than a person, but it was shut down. There was no choice but to pick from the list supplied by MCPS. I would advise against volunteering for any naming committee; it is a waste of time, just let MCPS pick from their predetermined list. [/quote]
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