Getting a Delicate Process Right When Renaming Schools
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Article
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Communications & Public Relations,
School Administrator Magazine
March 31, 2023
Appears in April 2023: School Administrator.
FOCUS: COMMUNITY RELATIONS
When we prioritize schools as safe, welcoming and inclusive spaces for all students, school districts have an obligation to dismantle symbols of systematic oppression. As leaders, we must lead by example and acknowledge those areas that contribute to inequities.
In the Corvallis, Ore., School District, the decision by our school board to rename three schools highlighted the immediate and long-term impact of connecting students to local citizens who empower and inspire. The three elementary schools were renamed after Bessie Coleman, Kathryn Jones Harrison and Letitia Carson, recognizing Black and indigenous women of color who worked to further social justice for future generations. (The previous names of the buildings were Hoover Elementary, Jefferson Elementary and Wilson Elementary.)
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Author
Ryan Noss
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