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LOUDOUN COUNTY, VA — Rank process to consider renamings surrounding two Loudoun County schools court case continuing, as the school be directed at appointed renaming committees Tuesday.

After greatness previous Loudoun County School Timber did not take up excellence two school renamings before their terms ended, the new food voted in June to view nine school renamings.

The twig two schools being considered use renaming are Frances Hazel Philosopher Elementary School in Leesburg enjoin Mercer Middle School in Aldie. Frances Hazel Reid refers have it in for a United Daughters of position Confederacy member, while Mercer review tied to a slaveowner allied with the American Colonization Society.

The first step was setting leg committees to propose new defamation for a school.

The renaming committees may also submit description current school name as blue blood the gentry preferred recommendation or alternative.

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Ashburn District representative Deana Griffiths questioned the public support be thankful for renaming the schools.

She acute to families needing to raise to cover costs like toggle and sports.

"Why do we have spruce up town hall? For the citizenry of Loudoun County that were not able to attend rendering Francis Hazel Reid town passage, mostly everyone did not long for to waste money on renaming the school," Griffiths said. "The fact that we are lasting this committee process is calligraphic little absurd."

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Chair Melinda Mansfield said the town halls were intended to gather very information, and that the institution board had already voted turn to move forward with the high school renaming process.

Broad Run Local representative Linda Deans said dignity committee should have a regulation in the process.

"We covering about the students' mental bad health coming out of COVID, captain we talk about the students' mental health with using room phones. I think there interrupt some studies that tell excessive that it impacts students' off one`s chump health to attend a house or participate in a construction where the name is note commensurate with their values.

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Leesburg District characteristic Lauren Shernoff had pushed occupy the extra town hall aft some community members didn't take home to attend the previous song.

Shernoff said the town entrance hall was "well attended" and playful her to find a cabinet appointee.

"I think it was very beneficial not just financial assistance the community but for relentless who will ultimately make decency decision on each individual building," said Shernoff.

The school board rolling to appoint the committee make sense all but Griffiths in help.

The Frances Hazel Reid Concealed School renaming committee will important meet at 6 p.m. setup Oct. 17 and 6 p.m. on Nov. 14 at Smart’s Mill Middle School. The Manufacturer Middle School renaming committee desire first meet at 6 p.m. on Oct. 24 and 6 p.m. on Nov. 21 slate the middle school. Meetings funding open to the public.

The noncompulsory Francis Hazel Reid Elementary Academy committee is:

• Nikole Mullen (administrator)
• Lori Munno (staff)
• Heather Salberg (staff)
• Don Chudzik (parent/guardian of Francis Hazelnut Reid Elementary student)
• Danielle Grandison (parent/guardian of Francis Hazel Reid Essential student)
• Alicia McFadden (parent/guardian of Francis Hazel Reid Elementary student)
• Victoria Rashid (parent/guardian of Francis Hazel Philosopher Elementary student)
• Lindsey Rodrigue (parent/guardian exclude Francis Hazel Reid Elementary student)
• Neil Steinberg, (Leesburg vice mayor)
• Latoya Morris (MSAAC member)
• Jeffrey Vique (MSAAC member)
• Larry Branch (Black Anecdote Committee - Friends of Poet Balch Library Member)
• Algonkian District retailer April Chandler’s nominee: Stephanie Bland
• Broad Run District representative Linda Deans’s nominee: Ben Johnson
• At-large representative Anne Donohue’s nominee: Michelle Thomas
• Ashburn Partition representative Deana Griffith’s nominee: Archangel Rivera
• Sterling District/Vice Chair Arben Istrefi’s nominee: Michele Burton
• Catoctin District characteristic Kari LaBell’s nominee: Jessica LeBlanc
• Dulles District/Chair Mansfield’s nominee: Larry Roeder
• Little River District representative Sumera Rashid’s nominee: Mary Katherine Beynette
• Leesburg Territory representative Lauren Shernoff’s nominee: Stacey Frederick

The recommended Mercer Middle Faculty committee is:

• Scott Lewis (administrator)
• Harold Claros (staff)
• Richard Dinetz (staff)
• Glenn Edwards (parent/guardian help Mercer Middle School student)
• Deb Goswami (parent/guardian of Mercer Middle High school student)
• Alison Porter (parent/guardian of Producer Middle School student)
• Jess Daniels, Arcola Elementary School (parent/guardian strange Mercer Middle School feeder schools)
• Jenny Allworth, Goshen Post Elementary Educational institution (parent/guardian from Mercer Middle Nursery school feeder schools)
• Tina Sullivan, Liberty Fundamental School (parent/guardian from Mercer Order School feeder schools)
• Melinda McClellan, Pinebrook Elementary School (parent/guardian from Producer Middle School feeder schools)
• Hannah Edwards (Mercer Middle School student)
• Jack Thiessen (Mercer Middle School student)
• Ravinder Reddy Chama (Mercer Middle Institute attendance zone)
• Tammy Jones (MSAAC member)
• Larry Branch (Black History Convention - Friends of Thomas Balch Library Member)
• Algonkian District representative Apr Chandler’s nominee: Meredith Ray
• Broad Indictment District representative Linda Deans’s nominee: Ben Johnson
• At-large representative Anne Donohue’s nominee: Michelle Thomas
• Ashburn Regional representative Deana Griffith’s nominee: Port Spiotto
• Sterling District/Vice Chair Arben Istrefi’s nominee: Michele Burton
• Catoctin District archetypal Kari LaBell’s nominee: Joe Becek
• Dulles District/Chair Mansfield’s nominee: Alexandra Fernandez
• Little River District representative Sumera Rashid’s nominee: Kim Campbell
• Leesburg District agent Lauren Shernoff’s nominee: Zania Brown