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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Too bad Keys Gamarra didn't realize that she was the one who kept the School Board from even considering the black woman, Barbara Rose Johns.  [/quote]

I must have missed something?  Could you explain?[/quote]

Schultz had a motion to name the school "Barbara Rose Johns HS"  (after Mendez HS failed).  Keys-Gam didn't know how this whole parliamentary procedure thing worked.  The rest of the Board patiently explained that she had three options for suggesting "Justice Thurgood Marshall HS".  They told her she could amend the motion on the floor at the time  (i.e. the Barbara Rose Johns motion), she could make a separate motion after the BRJ motion was finalized, or she could move to amend the initial motion (which was the one for Justice HS -- which, I believe, she seconded when it was initially offered by Evans).

Anyway, Keyes Gamara chose to amend Schultz's motion, thereby removing Barbara Rose Johns HS from consideration.  [/quote]

Schultz only made the motion as a favor to the elderly man who'd been showing up at School Board meetings for years promoting Johns. They both knew it would fail.  But thanks to Keys the guy didn't even get to listen to the Board say a few nice things about Johns before voting her down.

By the way, most of the kids dislike "Justice HS" and think it is lame.  It's ridiculous that Evans didn't try to field test her last-minute idea before imposing it on the community.[/quote]

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