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Old 03-31-2021, 03:31 PM
 
Location: Florida
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"Odd" numbers too. Who are we to judge those numbers?
Heck, how many buildings are there that omit the number 13?
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Old 03-31-2021, 04:05 PM
 
Location: Southwest Suburbs
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Waukegan- pop. 86,075
Hispanic- 55.6%
White- 19.2%
Black- 17.4%
Asian- 5.2%
Multiracial- 3.9%
Amerindian- 0.6%

Waukegan CUSD 60:
Student enrollment- 15,332
Hispanic- 79.5%
Black- 13.2%
White- 3.2%
Multi- 1.8%
Amerindian-0.8%

Schools will want to change their names to reflect the majority demographic. That's alright, and already there's Miguel Juarez middle school in the same district/city. But, there comes a point when you would want high student performance to be set as the top priority, not just settle for feels-good symbolism.
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Old 03-31-2021, 04:08 PM
 
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I’m telling you, we are moving towards just numbering schools. The mascots can just be colors.
Colors are racist!
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Old 03-31-2021, 07:59 PM
 
Location: Portland, Oregon
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Originally Posted by Chicagoland60426 View Post
Waukegan- pop. 86,075
Hispanic- 55.6%
White- 19.2%
Black- 17.4%
Asian- 5.2%
Multiracial- 3.9%
Amerindian- 0.6%

Waukegan CUSD 60:
Student enrollment- 15,332
Hispanic- 79.5%
Black- 13.2%
White- 3.2%
Multi- 1.8%
Amerindian-0.8%

Schools will want to change their names to reflect the majority demographic. That's alright, and already there's Miguel Juarez middle school in the same district/city. But, there comes a point when you would want high student performance to be set as the top priority, not just settle for feels-good symbolism.
Why should schools change their name to reflect the majority demographic? Aren’t we all Americans? Using your logic, all schools in majority white areas should only be named for white historical figures. This line of thinking will only lead to further division, ethnic separation, and tribalism. Nothing good will come from this, for anybody.
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Old 03-31-2021, 08:01 PM
 
Location: Silicon Valley, CA
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Forcing and imposing yourselves upon a country and renaming things are acts of colonization.
You didn't talk to any Native Americans, it seems.
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