Anonymous wrote:They never even teach the kids about the people after whom the schools are named anyway. I’d be in favor of just numbering them.

makes sense

5-Star school, PS 851

What resources have been wasted?

So the report was created by a committee of Montgomery County historians, UMD grad students and MCPS staff. It doesn't say or appear that the historians or UMD students were paid anything by MCPS for doing this. Its safe to assume that 99.9% of the work was done by the historians and UMD grad students. Some MCPS central office staff basically sat in on some meetings on this committee when they could have been doing what else? Sitting in some other internal MCPS meeting where they all agree with each other? I just don't see any waste of resources here.

If the name gets changed the only costs would be changing out the signage. If they time it against when supplies run out then they just changeover the letter head. Its not exactly an expensive task unless you are an idiot.

If its important to some people to change the name and it does cost much then do it. I really doubt that anyone was too attached to whatever the original name is anyway.

Anonymous wrote:United State of America allowed owning Slaves. Why don't we change the names of this country?

Because changing the name of a middle school named after a segregationist is just exactly like the changing the name of a country where slavery was constitutional from 1789 to 1865?

United State of America allowed owning Slaves. Why don't we change the names of this country?

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Anonymous wrote:Multiple schools named after slave owners . Also the county is named after a slave owner

shut up "dems targeting school names" so ignorant. The schools are named after slave owners.. it's a problem.

No problem with schools named after slave owners unless that is why we are honoring them.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why not?

There are plenty of immigrants who aren't particularly attached to the old names. We are foreigners, and wouldn't want to insert ourselves in such decisions unless we have a green card or become American, but honestly... why not?

It would also cost money and effort to go through the process of renaming multiple schools. That's something that would have to be taken into account.

Doing anything costs money and effort. The questions are:

1. how much
2. is it worth it

I'm fine with spending a reasonable amount of money and effort to rename schools that were named after segregationists and people who owned people.

When they went through this process in Fairfax recently, the cost estimate was $500-800K. For one school.

https://www.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/files/ARETPL744785/$file/Stuart%20Name%20Change%20Cost%20Proposal%20-%20detail.pdf

TIL high schools have $600k worth of uniforms and sports equipment.

The vast majority of that list is replacing stuff with a couple of year shelf life anyway (sports and band uniforms). If a school decided to change the name by changing the marquee/gym floor and replacing most of the other stuff as it wore out (don't cheerleaders have to buy new uniforms every year? some of this doesn't make sense), then it wouldn't cost as much. I'm sure they have a repair/replace budget - just replace with the new name.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why not?

There are plenty of immigrants who aren't particularly attached to the old names. We are foreigners, and wouldn't want to insert ourselves in such decisions unless we have a green card or become American, but honestly... why not?

It would also cost money and effort to go through the process of renaming multiple schools. That's something that would have to be taken into account.

Doing anything costs money and effort. The questions are:

1. how much
2. is it worth it

I'm fine with spending a reasonable amount of money and effort to rename schools that were named after segregationists and people who owned people.

When they went through this process in Fairfax recently, the cost estimate was $500-800K. For one school.

https://www.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/files/ARETPL744785/$file/Stuart%20Name%20Change%20Cost%20Proposal%20-%20detail.pdf

Anonymous wrote:Why not?

There are plenty of immigrants who aren't particularly attached to the old names. We are foreigners, and wouldn't want to insert ourselves in such decisions unless we have a green card or become American, but honestly... why not?

Fair point.

I want a Columbus High School.

Anonymous wrote:I could care less either way.

Couldn’t

Who cares. Dems are more evolved. Your post title is like saying, "Republicans embrace slave holders." Go away, Russian trouble maker....

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why not?

There are plenty of immigrants who aren't particularly attached to the old names. We are foreigners, and wouldn't want to insert ourselves in such decisions unless we have a green card or become American, but honestly... why not?

It would also cost money and effort to go through the process of renaming multiple schools. That's something that would have to be taken into account.

Doing anything costs money and effort. The questions are:

1. how much
2. is it worth it

I'm fine with spending a reasonable amount of money and effort to rename schools that were named after segregationists and people who owned people.

Anonymous wrote:Multiple schools named after slave owners . Also the county is named after a slave owner

shut up "dems targeting school names" so ignorant. The schools are named after slave owners.. it's a problem.

Anonymous wrote:Why not?

There are plenty of immigrants who aren't particularly attached to the old names. We are foreigners, and wouldn't want to insert ourselves in such decisions unless we have a green card or become American, but honestly... why not?

It would also cost money and effort to go through the process of renaming multiple schools. That's something that would have to be taken into account.

I could care less either way.

Anyone who fought in the Civil War against the United States, I'm okay with removing their names given to honor them. (I.e. change the name of a school named after them, but you can keep their name on the plantation they owned)