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1. Day Late  •  Mar 23, 2005 @10:31 AM
   

   I do agree with you. What is the point? Let’s worry about low test scores and the failing school systems not the school names.

   However what was the comment about?

   “Marguerite Talley-Hughes, a kindergarten teacher at Jefferson, who happens to be of a darker skin color than a Caucasian Person, feels there is a need for a name that is not offensive to the community.”

   Are you saying she was black? If so say it, your use of words denotes a seedy conotation.

2. James  •  Mar 23, 2005 @11:18 AM
   

   I meant it as a refusal to ‘label’ her as “Black” or “African American”. Didn’t mean it in any sort of derogatory sense.

3. Jason Cuevas  •  Mar 23, 2005 @3:01 PM
   

   Now while I do agree with that it is alright to have the school keep its name due to the great things Jefferson did, it is totally incorrect to say that slavery was not frowned upon at all in that time. As a matter of fact John Adams the president before him was a very outspoken opponent of slavery along with his wife Abigail. He never owned a slave his entire life. Also when the declaration of Independance was being written there was already debate about excluding slavery and having that be one of the reasons listed for independance. I don’t think you can change every school name, because you can find dirt on everyone of our presidents, or any man in general if you want to. That said, to say that no one was against slavery at that time is not representing history honestly.

4. James  •  Mar 23, 2005 @7:26 PM
   

   Upon further research this happens to be a very rampant practice, yet the one that offended me the most, was a school that renamed itself after Malcom X. Removing the name of a president for a man who referred to White Christians as White Devils, yeah now there’s something to celebrate.

5. R.S. Woods  •  Mar 25, 2005 @7:45 AM
   

   It’s issues like these that are brought before our governors which occupy their time and prevent them from addressing the real problems of our world. A reasonable leader would dismiss an issue like this immediately, press be damned. Unfortunately, this is the kind of thing that matters to the majority of Americans, and ignoring the majority isn’t a good way to win reelection.

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