Anonymous wrote:They should just rename all schools to be numbers. If your family owned slaves or did something bad then you should also go by a number. Someone’s last name could make someone sad and we don’t want this. Numbers for all!

I’m sure people will eventually find a reason to be offended by numbers as well

So when do we rename the county?

They should just rename all schools to be numbers. If your family owned slaves or did something bad then you should also go by a number. Someone’s last name could make someone sad and we don’t want this. Numbers for all!

If they rename schools, they should name the schools after places or give the schools numbers. Nobody is perfect, so using a person's name is a very bad idea.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t know how I feel about this. Based on all of the mini biographies, we are not talking about people that were pro-slavery. Renaming schools cost a lot of money and it’s not where I’d prefer to put the money right now.

I agree that some of them seem more egregious than others. But the article says they are just surveying each school community for feedback, so it's not a done deal.

This happened in FCCPS. The vast majority were against renaming but apparently it’s only a democracy when the community sides with the school board’s predetermined decision.

Anonymous wrote:I don’t know how I feel about this. Based on all of the mini biographies, we are not talking about people that were pro-slavery. Renaming schools cost a lot of money and it’s not where I’d prefer to put the money right now.

I agree that some of them seem more egregious than others. But the article says they are just surveying each school community for feedback, so it's not a done deal.

Anonymous wrote:I don’t know how I feel about this. Based on all of the mini biographies, we are not talking about people that were pro-slavery. Renaming schools cost a lot of money and it’s not where I’d prefer to put the money right now.

LOL. MCPS is all about finding new ways to waste taxpayer money!

I don’t know how I feel about this. Based on all of the mini biographies, we are not talking about people that were pro-slavery. Renaming schools cost a lot of money and it’s not where I’d prefer to put the money right now.

So, they want to change Poole Middle School but not Poolesville High School?

Anonymous wrote:This article lists the six schools and has the background

https://bethesdamagazine.com/2020/10/07/board-wants-to-know-if-communities-want-six-school-names-changed/

OP here

Ah, thanks! I hadn't seen that list.

Anonymous wrote:So stupid.

+1

Anonymous wrote:So stupid.

Huh. I think it’s great. It’s the right thing to do.

This article lists the six schools and has the background

https://bethesdamagazine.com/2020/10/07/board-wants-to-know-if-communities-want-six-school-names-changed/

So stupid.

We received an email saying that 'through historical research of school names... the Board identified six schools' for potential renaming 'due to their namesakes being persons and/or related to families who had enslaved people'.

Wondering which other schools are being considered for re-naming. Can anyone else post who may have received this email?