I hope they investigate Martin Luther King (for which there is a MCPS middle school with his name). His treatment of women would not be acceptable today and might have crossed over to criminal.

https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/06/04/how-to-make-sense-of-the-shocking-new-mlk-documents-227042

Anonymous wrote:They’ll go after Churchill too

Winston Churchill was a Mass Murderer. Killed Millions of people.

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Anonymous wrote:Instead of wasting all that money satisfying their White Guilt, maybe MCPS should take the millions of dollars that it would require to change all these names and donate it to an organization working to stop modern day slavery in Africa where 9.2 million people live in servitude.

How much money? Please tell us how you know.

As for "white guilt," I'm going to assume that you don't live in Montgomery County and are unfamiliar with the Montgomery County Board of Education.

How I know what? That it would cost $millions to change the names of all these schools? Do a little research - https://wjla.com/news/local/1-million-estimated-cost-to-change-name-of-jeb-stuart-high-school

Ok, you are right.... it's a combination of white guilt, AA shaming, and a heaping spoonful of liberal sanctimoniousness thrown on top.

That story is from November 2017. It's now August 2019. So, how much did it actually cost?

Should we be ashamed that we've named our schools after people who made their money on other people's forced labor? Yeah, I'm ok with that.

Anonymous wrote:This craziness is why Trump won.

Keep it up, folks.

Gonna have to be more specific!

This craziness is why Trump won.

Keep it up, folks.

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Anonymous wrote:Instead of wasting all that money satisfying their White Guilt, maybe MCPS should take the millions of dollars that it would require to change all these names and donate it to an organization working to stop modern day slavery in Africa where 9.2 million people live in servitude.

How much money? Please tell us how you know.

As for "white guilt," I'm going to assume that you don't live in Montgomery County and are unfamiliar with the Montgomery County Board of Education.

How I know what? That it would cost $millions to change the names of all these schools? Do a little research - https://wjla.com/news/local/1-million-estimated-cost-to-change-name-of-jeb-stuart-high-school

Ok, you are right.... it's a combination of white guilt, AA shaming, and a heaping spoonful of liberal sanctimoniousness thrown on top.

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Anonymous wrote:Instead of wasting all that money satisfying their White Guilt, maybe MCPS should take the millions of dollars that it would require to change all these names and donate it to an organization working to stop modern day slavery in Africa where 9.2 million people live in servitude.

How much money? Please tell us how you know.

As for "white guilt," I'm going to assume that you don't live in Montgomery County and are unfamiliar with the Montgomery County Board of Education.

How I know what? That it would cost $millions to change the names of all these schools? Do a little research - [url]https://wjla.com/news/local/1-million-estimated-cost-to-change-name-of-jeb-stuart-high-school
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Ok, you are right.... it's a combination of white guilt, AA shaming, and a heaping spoonful of liberal sanctimoniousness thrown on top.

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Anonymous wrote:Instead of wasting all that money satisfying their White Guilt, maybe MCPS should take the millions of dollars that it would require to change all these names and donate it to an organization working to stop modern day slavery in Africa where 9.2 million people live in servitude.

How much money? Please tell us how you know.

As for "white guilt," I'm going to assume that you don't live in Montgomery County and are unfamiliar with the Montgomery County Board of Education.

Anonymous wrote:Instead of wasting all that money satisfying their White Guilt, maybe MCPS should take the millions of dollars that it would require to change all these names and donate it to an organization working to stop modern day slavery in Africa where 9.2 million people live in servitude.

How much money? Please tell us how you know.

As for "white guilt," I'm going to assume that you don't live in Montgomery County and are unfamiliar with the Montgomery County Board of Education.

Instead of wasting all that money satisfying their White Guilt, maybe MCPS should take the millions of dollars that it would require to change all these names and donate it to an organization working to stop modern day slavery in Africa where 9.2 million people live in servitude.

Anonymous wrote:It's about time. Who names schools after people anyway? Epstein anybody?

Many, many school boards all over the country do this.

It's about time. Who names schools after people anyway? Epstein anybody?

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Anonymous wrote:cracks me up - John Poole Middle School in Poolesville

Will they have to change the town's name, too? After all, it's named after John Poole who had around 30 slaves.

Nobody has to do anything. MCPS may choose to change the name, or may choose to leave the name. And MCPS has no authority over the name of the City of Poolesville, obviously.

not buying that . . .

What about the name of the county's name - Montgomery, named after Richard???

same dilemma shared with RMHS, no?

Don't you think it reflects badly on the county as a whole being named after a slave owner? If the CC and MCPS work together, then perhaps every name should be scrutinized. Why rename RMHS if the county's name remains the same, right?

You are free to share your concerns with your elected officials.

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Anonymous wrote:cracks me up - John Poole Middle School in Poolesville

Will they have to change the town's name, too? After all, it's named after John Poole who had around 30 slaves.

Nobody has to do anything. MCPS may choose to change the name, or may choose to leave the name. And MCPS has no authority over the name of the City of Poolesville, obviously.

not buying that . . .

What about the name of the county's name - Montgomery, named after Richard???

same dilemma shared with RMHS, no?

Don't you think it reflects badly on the county as a whole being named after a slave owner? If the CC and MCPS work together, then perhaps every name should be scrutinized. Why rename RMHS if the county's name remains the same, right?

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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?

Because they are an important part of American history. If you want to be Americans, you should know that.

PP you replied to. These people will always be an important part of history, even if no schools are named after them. See how that works? No relation at all.