The Houston Independent School District board of trustees voted Thursday evening to approve spending nearly $1.25 million taxpayer dollars to rename eight schools with politically correct monikers that erase all traces of their historical Confederate ties.
The board approved $1,245,197 of taxpayer funding to re-brand eight campuses and related items, which is less than the $2 million originally estimated by the school board last year. Those funds will cover, in part, athletic and band uniforms, plus temporary banners for those schools under reconstruction, the Houston Chronicle reported, noting the lower price tag a partial victory for community members who, in June, filed a lawsuit against the school board.The lawsuit argues the school board’s action is illegal. The plaintiffs also seek to protect the schools as monuments under state law. According to the the Chronicle, Goforth law firm attorneys representing the plaintiffs indicated Houston ISD needs to obtain clearances from agencies which oversee historical preservation before they can change the school names. The district denies the claim.
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Every single candidate for School Board ran on the erasure of Confederate history. The City Council has gotten into the game as well, taking down a number of statues in public parks.
ReplyDeleteEvery single candidate for School Board ran on the erasure of Confederate history.
DeleteMind boggling, either Carpetbaggers or Scalawags.
How much longer until this Orwellian madness stops? Will they want to take down the Washington Monument some day because he was a "evil slave-holding racist"? Why not rename America while they're at it?
ReplyDeleteWill they want to take down the Washington Monument some day because he was a "evil slave-holding racist"? Why not rename America while they're at it?
DeleteI am sure it will come up at some point unless these Useful Idiots are forcefully stopped.