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A school in Jackson Mississippi is changing its name from Davis to Obama elementary. And the media is losing its collective mind. Disclaimer: I do not live in Mississippi and have never done so. However, history is a funny thing, even up north. And things change over 50 years. Here is a little information about the current school. And here is a local article with some more information.
Davis IB Elementary School PTA president Janelle Jefferson told the Jackson Public Schools Board of Trustees at a meeting Tuesday night that the community voted to change the school’s name to Barack Obama Magnet IB Elementary School.
Living up north, I am a bit confused about why is it a problem for a school in a 96 percent African American district to rename their school? Davis Elementary is a good example of demographic changes and schools marketing to the community they serve. So why change the name?
1. 96 percent African American student population. Somehow having the Confederate president be the namesake of your school makes no sense.
During the 2016-17 school year, the last for which enrollment figures are available, JPS’ student population was 96 percent black.
Jefferson said the PTA solicited requests for names during a Sept. 21 meeting. Parents, students, and staff submitted ideas to the PTA via email. The Davis community had two weeks to submit their suggestions, and voted for their candidate of choice on Oct. 5 using paper ballots, she said.
Before the vote, students from each class at the school gave presentations on the name they most preferred.
2. This is an International Baccalaureate school. The shining star in an otherwise failing district.
Board of Trustees President Beneta Burt released a statement on Jackson’s failing grade on behalf of the school district. We congratulate Baker Elementary, Davis Magnet IB Elementary, Power APAC Elementary and Bailey APAC Middle School for exemplifying academic excellence as A schools.
One of two A-graded elementary schools in the district.
3. Different demographics mean school names change. Here is a local example. And keeping families happy, involved and making kids love school is a good thing, right?
I get there is a ghastly history behind JPS and its issues. And I think the current students get to name their school. Simple as that.
Timmy says: They can call it whatever they want. IMHO , nothing like this should be named for a living person.
TRX says: Isaac Asimov went to “Public School Number 182” in New York City.
“Go, go, PS182!”
Maybe they could just name it “Mississippi Propaganda and Indoctrination Center Number 13” or something else descriptively appropriate…
Bob Rich says: They could rename it Angela Davis Elementary —
or seriously, who would have a problem with Miles Davis Elementary.
Save paint.
(Then there’s always George Jefferson Elementary)
Maybe NYC was on the right course with the PS# system.
Jodi Giddings says: If we’re considering “shining stars” who actually assisted black Americans, I suggest Frederick Douglass. But that would require the munchkins to learn all about the racist history of the Democrat Party and researching just how little Barack Obama did for black Americans.
GWB says: This is an International Baccalaureate school.
Then why on earth would you name it for 0bama? The man represents academic achievement about like pine bark represents vegetables. (He doesn’t have anything to do with Jackson or Mississippi, either.)
I agree with Timmy, too – you don’t name things for living people. (Partly that’s to prevent them embarrassing you in-between the time you name the place and when they die.)
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