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| 4 Houston schools with Confederate names to get new monikers |
| 2016-01-18 |
| [AMARILLO] Trustees of the largest school district in Texas have decided that four campuses with Confederate names will get new monikers. The Houston Independent School District board voted Thursday night to rename Robert E. Lee High School plus three middle schools -- Henry Grady, Richard Dowling and Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson. A committee at each school -- including a teacher, a parent, a student and alumni -- will propose a new name, with recommendations to trustees. Confederate symbols nationwide are facing review over concerns about racism. James Douglas, president of the NAACP of Houston, urged the board to drop Confederate loyalists from school names. One critic of changing names, Howard Moon, says a lot of people are getting tired of political correctness. The Houston ISD has about 215,000 students at 283 schools. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #6 And the youts will still be culturally and intellectually underserved. Squirrel! |
| Posted by: Frank G 2016-01-18 08:59 |
| #5 It also happens that these schools are in Just sayin'... |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2016-01-18 08:28 |
| #4 Remember Judea ---> Palestine ---> Israel, Besoeker. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2016-01-18 05:51 |
| #3 When the Enkeldoorn → Chivhu Essexvale → Esigodini Fort Victoria → Masvingo (for a bit, Nyanda) Gatooma → Kadoma Gwelo → Gweru Hartley → Chegutu Marandellas → Marondera Matopos → Matobo Melsetter → Chimanimani Salisbury → Harare or Belfast → eMakhazeni Butterworth → Gcuwa Duiwelskloof → Modjadjiskloof Ellisras → Lephalale Machadodorp → eNtokozweni Malelane → Malalane Naboomspruit → Mookgophong Nelspruit → Mbombela |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2016-01-18 05:42 |
| #2 Lets name two American Elementary Schools after Obama's father. And another one after Back Door Betty, his mother. And don't forget something to commemorate Hillary...How about Squat Elementary or perhaps Grandmother Squat Elementary. |
| Posted by: Glick Slereck8149 2016-01-18 05:38 |
| #1 As I said before: if you're going to destroy a nation, you have to start by wiping out its history. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2016-01-18 03:21 |