INTERVIEW: Elizabeth Schultz – Fairfax County School Board Member

TOPIC: Debate continues over J.E.B. Stuart High School name change.

>> Fairfax County School Board spent several hours debating the issue yesterday.

>> The people who want to change the name believe the school should not be honoring Stuart, who was a Confederate general. Overshadowing the board’s decision is the fact that other Fairfax County schools are named after Confederate leaders. Whatever decision the board makes on Stuart will set a precedent and could have an impact on the names of Shrevewood Elementary, Mosby Woods Elementary, and on Robert E. Lee High School.

>> The board set a vote for July 27 on whether J.E.B. Stuart High School should be renamed.

>> According to WUSA9: Chair Sandy Evans, Janie Strauss, and Pat Hynes, stated publicly that they would vote for a name change. All the other board members are waiting for more information before they vote, but Strauss and Ryan McElveen said they would accept a compromise to keep only “Stuart High School.”

– Elizabeth Schultz on Facebook: “On Monday, July 17th, the Board spent three hours discussing the J.E.B Stuart High School renaming proposal…and two hours discussing the FY17 $2.8 Billion year end budget review.”