Well, we'll see how the board interprets the votes. Given the number of votes for Marshall and Johns combined, I think it'd be disingenuous to say most of the voters wanted Stuart. The board decided not to have a run-off vote with the top two choices so there could be a clear majority. This mess is on them.

Anonymous wrote:

If they pick Stuart they will be picking a name the a majority of those who voted didn't want. The voters were all community members. If they end up choosing Stuart instead of JEB Stuart despite those results, it will be clear they really were just pretending to being open to changing the name, but really weren't.

Couldn't you say that about any of the choices?

Fact: Stuart got the most votes.
Fact: It is likely that many of the community in favor of keeping Jeb Stuart did not show up to vote. They had voted (and won) at the beginning of the process and been demonized.

If they pick Stuart they will be picking a name the a majority of those who voted didn't want. The voters were all community members. If they end up choosing Stuart instead of JEB Stuart despite those results, it will be clear they really were just pretending to being open to changing the name, but really weren't.

Anonymous wrote:Why did we go through this whole process?

Sandy Evans always wanted to change the name. That is clear from FOIA'd emails. Hynes was also on board. (Please note that the Evans Hynes Institute received points in the voting!)


So, Evans met with students who were later connected with the NAACP--through Evans. Again, this is in the FOIA.

A survey was given to students. Clear results that a name change was not desired.

So, Evans, et.al. were not satisfied with the results and put out more surveys, etc, and moved forward with the name change by selecting an Ad Hoc Committee composed of Stuart community members on one side and the NAACP focused committee on the other. (This is all documented. MANY of the people on the "change" side were not members of the Stuart Committee--it had a strong presence from the leaders of the NAACP.)

Ultimately, the SB voted with the "changers" because of political correctness. They created a myth that it was named JEB Stuart to stick a finger in the eye of the AA community. Again, this was a myth. There are SB minutes which indicate otherwise. There are also FOIA'd emails that indicated that this myth was a desirable story to the "changers". That is shown with emails from Evans and/or Hynes with a proponent of the change. This myth has been repeated ad nauseum by members of the school board.

So, they voted to change with the recommendation that "Stuart" be considered. Just a generic Stuart.

Then they set up another set of meetings to vote on the name. Now, the result is not the desired one--so, the "change" supporters are now casting aspersions at the selection voted on by the community.

If the School Board goes against selecting Stuart (which is the fiscally responsible thing to do), voters will realize how little credibility and integrity these people have.

This will be the third time they have changed the rules.

Anonymous wrote:Oy vey! I don't know what is with these people. Seriously.... Stuart is not an option, really. And there is no way Marshall can happen. BJHS (Johns HS) is a disaster as well.

The school board has never shown much good judgment to date... so I don't have a lot of faith in how this will be resolved.

I'm really surprised Seven Corners or Skyline didn't get more votes. It looks like the direct school community didn't care about changing the name. Seems those most motivated to show up today were those opposed to the change altogether.

Let's see how they spin this data into a decent name.

Anonymous wrote:Oy vey! I don't know what is with these people. Seriously.... Stuart is not an option, really. And there is no way Marshall can happen. BJHS (Johns HS) is a disaster as well.

The school board has never shown much good judgment to date... so I don't have a lot of faith in how this will be resolved.

I'm really surprised Seven Corners or Skyline didn't get more votes. It looks like the direct school community didn't care about changing the name. Seems those most motivated to show up today were those opposed to the change altogether.

Let's see how they spin this data into a decent name.

Anonymous wrote:Only the Volk from the Real Community should have been allowed to vote.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Let’s be clear and truthful – The “outside sources” that have infiltrated this process are the NAACP and affiliates, they have been on a decades long crusade to “force” communities to change the names of streets, school, libraries, etc. and there tactics are unethical and illegal, using coercion, corruption, and threats to force their agenda upon local governing bodies (and the communities that they govern).

In this case they obviously and clearly forced the school board to vote for a name change even though the majority of the local community were clearly against such a change.

Anyone that opposes their views is automatically labeled as “racists” to shut them up, so everyone (including politicians) are afraid to even mention the NAACP and their agenda to rewrite American history.

The NAACP should be investigated as its methods fit the definition domestic terrorism and their “removing/renaming” agenda is the root cause of a great deal of civil unrest in America. This is not a harmless agenda, it is costing people their lives.

The majority of Americans are not in favor of glorifying the south or slavery, but to try and erase it in favor of an alternate view of reality is just plain wrong.

Slavery was part of the American past, a war was fought, many people died on both sides, but the North won and slavery was abolished. These are the facts, you cannot erase them.

So the NAACP somehow breached the voting system and added 1500 votes for Marshall and Johns? And no, you cannot erase history, but you can choose not to celebrate names chosen to celebrate and support massive resistance. I have no affiliation with the NAACP and am a member of the school community, and I voted for the name change. Only community members were able to vote, but keep driveling on about outside forces.

Exactly my point, if you check the voting roster you will see a lot of names where the addresses don't match.

These were NOT all "actual" Stuart community members voting.

This is how they operate...

Anonymous wrote:Let’s be clear and truthful – The “outside sources” that have infiltrated this process are the NAACP and affiliates, they have been on a decades long crusade to “force” communities to change the names of streets, school, libraries, etc. and there tactics are unethical and illegal, using coercion, corruption, and threats to force their agenda upon local governing bodies (and the communities that they govern).

In this case they obviously and clearly forced the school board to vote for a name change even though the majority of the local community were clearly against such a change.

Anyone that opposes their views is automatically labeled as “racists” to shut them up, so everyone (including politicians) are afraid to even mention the NAACP and their agenda to rewrite American history.

The NAACP should be investigated as its methods fit the definition domestic terrorism and their “removing/renaming” agenda is the root cause of a great deal of civil unrest in America. This is not a harmless agenda, it is costing people their lives.

The majority of Americans are not in favor of glorifying the south or slavery, but to try and erase it in favor of an alternate view of reality is just plain wrong.

Slavery was part of the American past, a war was fought, many people died on both sides, but the North won and slavery was abolished. These are the facts, you cannot erase them.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Let’s be clear and truthful – The “outside sources” that have infiltrated this process are the NAACP and affiliates, they have been on a decades long crusade to “force” communities to change the names of streets, school, libraries, etc. and there tactics are unethical and illegal, using coercion, corruption, and threats to force their agenda upon local governing bodies (and the communities that they govern).

In this case they obviously and clearly forced the school board to vote for a name change even though the majority of the local community were clearly against such a change.

Anyone that opposes their views is automatically labeled as “racists” to shut them up, so everyone (including politicians) are afraid to even mention the NAACP and their agenda to rewrite American history.

The NAACP should be investigated as its methods fit the definition domestic terrorism and their “removing/renaming” agenda is the root cause of a great deal of civil unrest in America. This is not a harmless agenda, it is costing people their lives.

The majority of Americans are not in favor of glorifying the south or slavery, but to try and erase it in favor of an alternate view of reality is just plain wrong.

Slavery was part of the American past, a war was fought, many people died on both sides, but the North won and slavery was abolished. These are the facts, you cannot erase them.

So the NAACP somehow breached the voting system and added 1500 votes for Marshall and Johns? And no, you cannot erase history, but you can choose not to celebrate names chosen to celebrate and support massive resistance. I have no affiliation with the NAACP and am a member of the school community, and I voted for the name change. Only community members were able to vote, but keep driveling on about outside forces.

Anonymous wrote:Honestly, you ought to read the regulation next time.

The community vote is just intended to inform the Superintendent's decision as to which name or names to recommend to the School Board for further consideration, and then the School Board makes the final decision.

In a field with 73 names, Stuart got more names than any other names, but 80% of the total votes were cast for a name other than the name closest to the current name.

That's a fairly powerful argument for change, and the School Board would be well within its rights to opt for one of the other names.

Anonymous wrote:Let’s be clear and truthful – The “outside sources” that have infiltrated this process are the NAACP and affiliates, they have been on a decades long crusade to “force” communities to change the names of streets, school, libraries, etc. and there tactics are unethical and illegal, using coercion, corruption, and threats to force their agenda upon local governing bodies (and the communities that they govern).

In this case they obviously and clearly forced the school board to vote for a name change even though the majority of the local community were clearly against such a change.

Anyone that opposes their views is automatically labeled as “racists” to shut them up, so everyone (including politicians) are afraid to even mention the NAACP and their agenda to rewrite American history.

The NAACP should be investigated as its methods fit the definition domestic terrorism and their “removing/renaming” agenda is the root cause of a great deal of civil unrest in America. This is not a harmless agenda, it is costing people their lives.

The majority of Americans are not in favor of glorifying the south or slavery, but to try and erase it in favor of an alternate view of reality is just plain wrong.

Slavery was part of the American past, a war was fought, many people died on both sides, but the North won and slavery was abolished. These are the facts, you cannot erase them.