tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post5526421550309462632..comments2023-09-16T04:58:07.261-04:00Comments on the Annandale Blog: School board is considering a new policy on changing school namesAnnandale Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07543558586252790593noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-15910717779195738022015-12-16T10:00:24.619-05:002015-12-16T10:00:24.619-05:00I think JEB Stuart HS should be renamed to Peace ...I think JEB Stuart HS should be renamed to Peace Valley High School.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-37955523301080212842015-12-15T14:24:35.130-05:002015-12-15T14:24:35.130-05:00Did you get lost on your way to the Donald Trump r...Did you get lost on your way to the Donald Trump rally? It's more than past time to rename JEB Stuart HS. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-50913462903698180902015-12-14T21:46:44.737-05:002015-12-14T21:46:44.737-05:00B.S. All of it.B.S. All of it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-28252477266884969912015-12-13T12:03:06.962-05:002015-12-13T12:03:06.962-05:00Renaming the school would be an excellent way to m...Renaming the school would be an excellent way to make clear that Stuart was a traitor and that the School Board's original decision to name the school after him as a way to register their displeasure with being required to integrate the schools was a mistake. People who jump to label this initiative "PC" need to take a hard look at themselves and ask why they are the ones taking offense now. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-32796596031506729812015-12-12T12:20:03.006-05:002015-12-12T12:20:03.006-05:00I'm offended you're offendedI'm offended you're offendedAdam Goldbarghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03940970270491817344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-34627114089847849602015-12-12T03:05:50.453-05:002015-12-12T03:05:50.453-05:00"Everyone is always offended"... includi..."Everyone is always offended"... including those who love to drop the "PC" card, in the same fashion as those very same people cry out against others dropping "the race card." Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-62837444540952926512015-12-11T10:52:14.425-05:002015-12-11T10:52:14.425-05:00"Were the actions of JEB Stuart worthy of bei..."Were the actions of JEB Stuart worthy of being honored?" If you ask the members of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, the answer might be yes. Those statues of Confederate "heroes" in Richmond also speak for themselves. In this situation, the better argument would be that Stuart's name was appropriated less to honor him than to demonstrate support for the Commonwealth's policy of massive resistance to desegregation that was in force when the high school was opened. Since we already have one Marshall high school. I'd prefer to have Stuart High School renamed for former Governor Douglas Wilder. As the Commonwealth's first and only African-American governor, he deserves the recognition.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-82556735763744417422015-12-11T10:50:56.042-05:002015-12-11T10:50:56.042-05:00How is that not an issue of offense?How is that not an issue of offense?Adam Goldbarghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03940970270491817344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-9883455872659246312015-12-11T10:27:39.913-05:002015-12-11T10:27:39.913-05:00The issue isn't one of offense, it's a que...The issue isn't one of offense, it's a question of who we collectively choose to honor, and why. Were the actions of JEB Stuart worthy of being honored? Remember, he was only given the honor because of people's fears of integration during the civil rights era.James Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05924076186902270786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-85636578921561916872015-12-11T07:50:08.895-05:002015-12-11T07:50:08.895-05:00We live in a PC world. Everyone is always offend...We live in a PC world. Everyone is always offended.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-69126909552979520242015-12-10T17:55:33.808-05:002015-12-10T17:55:33.808-05:00I support renaming Stuart High School. I'm als...I support renaming Stuart High School. I'm also in favor of honoring the legacy of Thurgood Marshall. However, renaming Stuart after Justice Marshall will give the County two Marshall high schools. That will be unnecessarily confusing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-10107770073571083692015-12-10T16:19:56.292-05:002015-12-10T16:19:56.292-05:00Keep it simple and use numbers instead of names.Keep it simple and use numbers instead of names.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-41025461059939028412015-12-10T12:08:38.279-05:002015-12-10T12:08:38.279-05:00It's well past time to stop honoring two shame...It's well past time to stop honoring two shameful periods in our history: the Civil War and the 1950s/60s "massive resistance" by Virginia leaders to school desegregation. The school has a remarkable and diverse student body--let its name honor one who fought for, not against, inclusion.Andrewnoreply@blogger.com