W.T. Woodson High School Renaming Feedback (October 13 - November 9, 2023)
Public feedback collected via online form during the 2023 renaming process.
W.T. Woodson HS Renaming Feedback (October 13 - November 9, 2023)
Feedback collected through this online form informed the Fairfax County School Board on the community’s view of the renaming process. Feedback data has been edited to remove information that may identify the respondent and offensive language.
What is your level of support for the School Board’s October 12 decision to rename W.T. Woodson High School? 5 = total support 1 = no support | On a scale of 1-5, how would you rate your understanding of the renaming process to date?
5 = total understanding
1 = no understanding | Of the following options, which is your first choice to rename the school, based on the superintendent’s suggested list? | Beyond the two suggested names in the above question, do you have another suggestion for the School Board’s consideration? | What are your questions about this second phase of the renaming process? | What is your primary role with FCPS? |
1 | 4 | Woodson High School | Focus on learning and stop with the nonsense | Parent or Caregiver | |
1 | 1 | None of the above | W.T. Woodson | Alumni of Woodson High School | |
2 | 2 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
5 | 3 | Woodson High School | When would it occur? I'd like to see it wait until summer of 2024 so that the current class could still graduate under the school name they started the school year with. | Parent or Caregiver | |
5 | 5 | Carter G. Woodson High School | No. | No questions. | Student |
1 | 1 | Woodson High School | Keep WTW | Alumni of Woodson High School | |
1 | 1 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
5 | 5 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
5 | 5 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
1 | 2 | Woodson High School | No | No | Parent or Caregiver |
1 | 5 | None of the above | Parent or Caregiver | ||
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | Whitacre (After the road we are off of) | Employee | |
1 | 1 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
1 | 2 | Woodson High School | Don’t they have real things to spend their time on? | Parent or Caregiver | |
1 | 1 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
5 | 5 | Woodson High School | No. | Parent or Caregiver | |
5 | 3 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
3 | 5 | Woodson High School | Little River HS | Parent or Caregiver | |
4 | 4 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
5 | 4 | Woodson High School | Moving forward, I would refrain from naming schools after individuals altogether to avoid problematic associations | Parent or Caregiver | |
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | It’s disappointing that funding is being spent renaming schools instead of funding classrooms. As a teacher with 29 elementary students in my class I can say that we are in desperate need of funding for IAs and special education teachers. | Employee | |
5 | 4 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
5 | 5 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
1 | 1 | None of the above | Alumni of W.T. Woodson high school. Please edit this drop down choice. There are no students or alumni of Woodson High School. That name does not exist in official records. This should be listed as W.T Woodson high school. | ||
4 | 4 | Woodson High School | Employee | ||
1 | 1 | None of the above | Parent or Caregiver | ||
3 | 4 | Woodson High School | Central High School | Alumni of Woodson High School | |
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
2 | 5 | Woodson High School | Employee | ||
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | Let's not choose a name because of race. Just leave it woodson high School. That way it doesn't offend anybody | Parent or Caregiver | |
5 | 4 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
3 | 4 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
3 | 3 | Woodson High School | Keep the Cavaliers as the mascot. | Parent or Caregiver | |
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
5 | 5 | Woodson High School | No | None | Parent or Caregiver |
5 | 5 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
1 | 4 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
5 | 4 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
3 | 4 | Woodson High School | No questions. My suggestion is not to name the school after anyone, just leave it simply Woodson. It seems in this day and age, everyone seems to be offended by everyone & everything. Lets save ourselves from having to rename the school again. | Parent or Caregiver | |
1 | 5 | None of the above | Just keep same name | Parent or Caregiver | |
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | Employee | ||
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | Please just keep it Woodson to find a middle ground for the Alumni | Employee | |
5 | 4 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Community Member | ||
1 | 4 | Woodson High School | W.T. Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | |
3 | 5 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
1 | 4 | Woodson High School | Naming after any person could be controversial. Keep Woodson High School without the initials for historical record keeping ease. I graduated from Woodson HS and do not want it to cease to exist. | Alumni of Woodson High School | |
1 | 1 | None of the above | Thanks for wasting my tax payer money on this. You cannot re-write history. | Thanks for wasting my tax payer money on this. You cannot re-write history. | Parent or Caregiver |
5 | 5 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Long Branch | None | Parent or Caregiver |
5 | 4 | Carter G. Woodson High School | No - well yes, don't listen to my other classmates (class of '69) who are stuck in the past 😏 | None | Alumni of Woodson High School |
1 | 5 | None of the above | Keep the same name | Parent or Caregiver | |
3 | 3 | Woodson High School | Name school by street or geographical area | Employee | |
4 | 5 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Alumni of Woodson High School | ||
5 | 4 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
5 | 5 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
1 | 5 | None of the above | Do not rename the school. It is a waste of $ that could be put to better use in so many other areas. | What is the justification for spending hundreds of thousands of $ for an action that over 50% of your phase 1 responders were opposed to? Is this budgeted for? | Parent or Caregiver |
5 | 3 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Why is 'Woodson HS' an option in addition to Carter G. Woodson HS? | Parent or Caregiver | |
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
5 | 5 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
4 | 4 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
5 | 3 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Student | ||
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | No. This decision is biased and is seeking to ruin a good man’s reputation. | None. | Alumni of Woodson High School |
1 | 5 | None of the above | Leave it as it is. Don’t erase history. It’s just that history. If Wilbur Tucker were alive today it is highly unlikely he would be for segregation. | Leave it as is | Parent or Caregiver |
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
5 | 5 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
5 | 5 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Alumni of Woodson High School | ||
2 | 3 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
5 | 5 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
4 | 4 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
2 | 4 | Woodson High School | I appreciate the effort to honor Dr Carter Woodson, who seems a worthy namesake. It's just - there have to better things for the Board to be doing with its limited time. This should not be a priority when there are so many other matters. | Parent or Caregiver | |
5 | 4 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
1 | 2 | Woodson High School | What is the total cost and number of staff hours required for this renaming project? | Parent or Caregiver | |
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
3 | 4 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
4 | 3 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
5 | 4 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
3 | 4 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
5 | 5 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Alumni of Woodson High School | ||
5 | 4 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
5 | 4 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
5 | 5 | Carter G. Woodson High School | No | What about re-doing the mascot name as well? I’ve heard there is a racist tie to the current Cavaliers mascot. | Parent or Caregiver |
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | Regardless of feedback the board will rename whatever it wants so why are you pretending to go through this exercise? | Parent or Caregiver | |
5 | 4 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
5 | 5 | Woodson High School | Little River High School, Cady Coleman High School | None so far | Alumni of Woodson High School |
2 | 4 | Woodson High School | Will this also change the mascot of Woodson from the Cavaliers? | Alumni of Woodson High School | |
1 | 4 | Woodson High School | Don't change the name | This is a waste of money | Parent or Caregiver |
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | Alumni of Woodson High School | ||
5 | 2 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
5 | 3 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Student | ||
4 | 5 | None of the above | Little River High School | Why are you all so intent on forcing "Carter G. Woodson HS" on the community when he's not connected to the community? | Parent or Caregiver |
5 | 5 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
5 | 5 | Carter G. Woodson High School | No | None | Parent or Caregiver |
2 | 2 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | W.T. Woodson | Alumni of Woodson High School | |
5 | 5 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | Don't waste money on changing the name | Parent or Caregiver | |
1 | 5 | None of the above | W.T. Woodson High School - leave as is | What percentage of feedback received is needed to stop the renaming process? | Parent or Caregiver |
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | Spend your money on something useful | Why are wasting precious resources on this? | Parent or Caregiver |
4 | 5 | Woodson High School | Alumni of Woodson High School | ||
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | No | No | Parent or Caregiver |
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
2 | 5 | Woodson High School | Employee | ||
5 | 5 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Alumni of Woodson High School | ||
3 | 3 | Woodson High School | Student | ||
5 | 4 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
5 | 5 | None of the above | CG Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | |
5 | 5 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
1 | 5 | None of the above | Keep W. T. Woodson. Invest the $$$ in sports. Changing names is costly. | Use the money to improve the school meals to nutritious and protein base. | Parent or Caregiver |
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | Alumni of Woodson High School | ||
3 | 3 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
1 | 1 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
1 | 5 | None of the above | W.T.Woodson H.S.!!! | Alumni of Woodson High School | |
5 | 5 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Can the change please happen before our current eighth grader enters the HS? | Parent or Caregiver | |
1 | 1 | None of the above | W.T.Woodson | How much is this going to cost and who will be paying for it? | Parent or Caregiver |
2 | 1 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
5 | 5 | Carter G. Woodson High School | No | None | Parent or Caregiver |
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | Community Member | ||
1 | 5 | None of the above | Do not change the school name. It is a waste of tax payer's money. Focus on what really matters in Education! | The renaming is completely unnecessary! | Parent or Caregiver |
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | keep W.T. Woodson High School | I do not agree with canceling people that have given to this community so much to deserve for decenniums to have their name in the school. Do not cancel history. | Parent or Caregiver |
1 | 1 | Woodson High School | WT Woodson | How much money is this costing? How better could this money be spent? How much more of my hometown will you steal?? When will you stop this madness? | Alumni of Woodson High School |
1 | 1 | None of the above | WT Woodson | What will make you STOP THIS NONSENSE? | Alumni of Woodson High School |
1 | 5 | None of the above | Start using the numbers instead of school name... this will make it future proof and save everyone money | Why? Please focus on teaching our kids academics instead of waisting time and resources on this meanless exersice. | Parent or Caregiver |
5 | 3 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
5 | 4 | None of the above | I don't think the school should be named after a person. We don't want to go through this again, the expense and mental energy, if something comes out about the other Woodson. And keeping it just Woodson still honors the guy. I also find the mascot troubling as it's about siding with Britain's royalty. Perhaps find a better mascot and name it after that. Or something more general like Liberty High School. Something from the school song or values may stand out. | Community Member | |
1 | 4 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
1 | 5 | None of the above | just don't change!! | what is the main objective of education? please focus on the main goal!! | Parent or Caregiver |
5 | 5 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
1 | 1 | None of the above | To remain WT Woodson. You are trying to erase MY history. | This is a disgrace that you have to find a black personality to rename the school. You are erasing MY history by even suggesting this. I am ashamed the board members even considered this. | Alumni of Woodson High School |
5 | 5 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
5 | 4 | Carter G. Woodson High School | No | What other names have been suggested? | Parent or Caregiver |
1 | 1 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
5 | 1 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Student | ||
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | Despite the majority of people opposing the renaming you did it anyway. Thanks for NOT listening! | Community Member | |
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
5 | 1 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
5 | 5 | Carter G. Woodson High School | No | Glad you’re hearing everyone out. I just hope they cannot change your minds. | Alumni of Woodson High School |
4 | 3 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
1 | 3 | Woodson High School | Is this the best use of taxpayers money? What about the education of our students? That is the purpose of a school. How many in Fairfax County knew who W. T.Woodson was? | Community Member | |
1 | 3 | Woodson High School | Is this the best use of taxpayers money? What about the education of our students? That is the purpose of a school. How many in Fairfax County knew who W. T.Woodson was? The money used to make this change could be better used for education of students. | Community Member | |
1 | 1 | None of the above | Does not this school system have better things to do -- like the 3 r's? This is BS. | Parent or Caregiver | |
1 | 1 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
2 | 3 | Woodson High School | None | None | Parent or Caregiver |
5 | 5 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
1 | 2 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
3 | 4 | Woodson High School | No | Mascot? | Parent or Caregiver |
5 | 5 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
4 | 4 | Woodson High School | Alumni of Woodson High School | ||
1 | 4 | None of the above | No change. Keep the name. | Being inclusive means embracing the past & using it to inform future generation instead of trying to erase it. Did the current school name really hurt your child’s education at the school? Stop wasting money on renaming schools! | Parent or Caregiver |
5 | 5 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
4 | 4 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
5 | 4 | None of the above | Jason Sudeikis High School | Parent or Caregiver | |
5 | 3 | Carter G. Woodson High School | I am appalled that the mascot is still the cavalier given the fairfax chapter of the kkk was called the cavaliers | Is the school mascot change being considered? | Parent or Caregiver |
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | Alumni of Woodson High School | ||
5 | 5 | Woodson High School | Woodson High School | N/A | Parent or Caregiver |
5 | 5 | Woodson High School | N/A | N/A | Student |
4 | 5 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
1 | 5 | None of the above | Little River High School | Parent or Caregiver | |
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
1 | 5 | None of the above | Don't name schools, give them each a number. Numbers SHOULD NOT offend anyone! | When is the school board going to grow a set of balls and stop caving to every liberal idea that comes along. | Employee |
5 | 5 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Employee | ||
2 | 4 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | Community Member | ||
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | Just issue a proclamation that the W.T stands for whatever you want it to stand for. No tax payer funding needed for the changes. Everyone is happy. | Can the FCPS School Board and Superintendent post a complete accounting of their family histories going back 200 years to ensure there is nothing hypocritical about those who are voting on this name change? | Alumni of Woodson High School |
4 | 5 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
5 | 5 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | No | None | Alumni of Woodson High School |
3 | 4 | Woodson High School | n/a | n/a | Student |
5 | 3 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
4 | 4 | None of the above | It is worth consideration to move away from naming public buildings after people. I recommend, instead, using a unifying theme that resonates with a community. In Fairfax County, we have one of the largest military and veteran populations in a suburban area. I think it would be appropriate to rename W.T. Woodson to "Fairfax County Memorial High School" to honor the miliary service and service of first responders that have contributed to and secured the freedom and liberty we enjoy today. | No further questions. | Parent or Caregiver |
1 | 4 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
3 | 5 | Woodson High School | I am a nonwhite minority and I don't believe in canceling every historical figure for their flaws. WT Woodson HS is different from the other renamed schools because it was named for the FCPS superintendent's achievements, not because of his white supremacist views. "Woodson High School" is a good compromise with the explicit understanding that between the founding of the school and the date the change is effective, the school was named for WT Woodson, and after the effective date for CG Woodson. | Parent or Caregiver | |
5 | 5 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Alumni of Woodson High School | ||
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | Alumni of Woodson High School | ||
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | No | I would suggest that any new schools not be named after people to avoid this issue in the future. | Community Member |
5 | 4 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
5 | 5 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
5 | 5 | Woodson High School | Changing the name to remove "W.T." removes the specific person. It is a better solution than naming the school after another specific person. | Parent or Caregiver | |
5 | 4 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
1 | 4 | None of the above | Student | ||
1 | 1 | Woodson High School | No change in name | Community Member | |
1 | 4 | None of the above | W.T.W Woodson HS | IF WTW, the man, supported segregationist policies, why are you and the School Board in support of the Nation's HBCSs (historical black colleges and universities), which by definition and composition, is segregation! | Alumni of Woodson High School |
1 | 5 | None of the above | W.T Woodson High School | Alumni of Woodson High School | |
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | W. T. Woodson | Alumni of Woodson High School | |
1 | 3 | Woodson High School | W,T. Woodson | just stop renaming everything | Alumni of Woodson High School |
5 | 5 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Employee | ||
5 | 2 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
3 | 4 | Carter G. Woodson High School | No | Just change the name to CG Woodson and keep the Cavs and the mascot. That at least would save the taxpayers some money. | Employee |
1 | 4 | None of the above | W T Woodson | The school board members already convinced that the name should be changed? | Alumni of Woodson High School |
1 | 3 | Woodson High School | Alumni of Woodson High School | ||
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | Spend tax payers money is a more productive way. | Parent or Caregiver | |
1 | 1 | None of the above | The school’s name should be kept as it is being a resident of Fairfax County for 20 years. The name should be kept intact. | Why change the school’s name now as opposed to 3 years ago what are we getting out of renaming schools? | Employee |
5 | 5 | Carter G. Woodson High School | No, I do not. | How many votes needed to get this new name adopted? Has this important news reached parents, attending students, and community businesses so they are aware of this timely overdue proposal? | Parent or Caregiver |
5 | 4 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Alumni of Woodson High School | ||
5 | 5 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
5 | 5 | Woodson High School | No | Parent or Caregiver | |
1 | 5 | None of the above | Parent or Caregiver | ||
5 | 5 | Carter G. Woodson High School | No | Please acknowledge Dr. Carter G. Woodson’s BLitt degree from Berea College when you list his Univ of Chicago and Harvard credentials. FYI look up the history of Berea College. More recent news of Berea can be found here https://www.forbes.com/sites/mic | Employee |
1 | 2 | Woodson High School | The school board should be ashamed of themselves for this decision. WT Woodson has an outstanding brand and this is an absolute travesty for all current and future students going into WT Woodson. As an alumni I am glad I was able to graduate while it was still WT Woodson. Unfortunately, my sister isn't so lucky. What an absolute shame! | Alumni of Woodson High School | |
1 | 5 | None of the above | No, leave it alone. | What happens to former students diplomas? | Alumni of Woodson High School |
1 | 5 | None of the above | No, leave it alone. | What happens to former students diplomas? | Alumni of Woodson High School |
1 | 5 | None of the above | No, leave it alone. | What happens to former students diplomas? | Alumni of Woodson High School |
5 | 5 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
1 | 4 | None of the above | W. T. Woodson | You can't erase history, no matter how far to the left you swing the pendulum. Why ignore all the positive contrimutions W. T. Woodson made to FCPS? Why consider renaming after an individual who had nothing to do with Fairfax or FCPS? | Community Member |
3 | 5 | None of the above | Agree with the person who recommended not naming schools after people - it's too polarizing and ultimately a waste of time and resources. | Parent or Caregiver | |
1 | 1 | None of the above | Woodland High School | Why does the school need to be named after a person? | Parent or Caregiver |
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | How about we have an SRO at every single school in the district/county. Why was there not an email sent out about October 13th and what the plan would be to keep our kids safe in the schools in case there was a lone wolf attack. I kept both of my children home due to this world wide threat and yet our school system sent out no email regarding this possible situation. | Wiping away history is just idiotic and we have more important things going on in the schools. SROs need to be at every single school in the distric and county. | Parent or Caregiver |
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | Keep the name W.T. Woodson Instead of rewriting history how about we hire SRO for each and every school. How about sending out an email addressing a world wide day of jihad. No email was sent out to address this possible situation with a lone wolf. Living overseas for the past few years we were always made aware of any possible issues and how they would be taking precautions to protect our children while they were at school. | Instead of rewriting history how about we hire SRO for each and every school. How about sending out an email addressing a world wide day of jihad. No email was sent out to address this possible situation with a lone wolf. | Parent or Caregiver |
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | How much will this cost? | Parent or Caregiver | |
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | Alumni of Woodson High School | ||
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | Student | ||
1 | 5 | Carter G. Woodson High School | How much is the total cost to do the change. The baseball field needs to be fixed, there are better ways to spend money than satisfy cancel culture.. | Parent or Caregiver | |
1 | 3 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
3 | 5 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
1 | 4 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
2 | 4 | Woodson High School | Employee | ||
1 | 3 | Woodson High School | Community Member | ||
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | No. Keep it Woodson, please. Or change your process of public engagement. | Given the majority of those who responded to the survey didn't want to change the name, why are you doing it? | Parent or Caregiver |
4 | 4 | None of the above | Little River | Employee | |
1 | 1 | None of the above | Ronald Reagan High School | Alumni of Woodson High School | |
5 | 5 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Fairfax County Resident | ||
5 | 5 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Community Member | ||
1 | 5 | None of the above | W. T. Woodson | WHY THE [REDACTED WORD] ARE WE REHASHING HISTORY? W.T. Woodson was not perfect but he lead Fairfax County through a very difficult, necessary, process. He came up with a plan. He executed it. He avoided violent protests. | Parent or Caregiver |
5 | 5 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
1 | 3 | Woodson High School | Catherine G. Coleman | What's the rush to get this completed? Cost? | Alumni of Woodson High School |
4 | 4 | Carter G. Woodson High School | no | Parent or Caregiver | |
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | Anthony Nguyen High school. | I want to Woodson High School rename . | Student |
5 | 5 | Woodson High School | Parent of Alumni | ||
3 | 4 | Woodson High School | Anthony Nguyen High school | My want to keep Woodson High School. | Student |
5 | 4 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
2 | 3 | Woodson High School | Alumni of Woodson High School | ||
4 | 5 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
2 | 4 | Woodson High School | Maybe a name after a | Employee | |
1 | 5 | None of the above | Progressive Woke School Board High School | You promised upgrades to the baseball field but there isn't money. how is there money for a name change? why are you pushing forward when most people voted not to? Y such strong support 4 the same groups but none for Jews? the | Parent or Caregiver |
4 | 4 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
5 | 3 | Woodson High School | Alumni of Woodson High School | ||
1 | 4 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
3 | 5 | Woodson High School | Is there nothing else that this money could go to??? | Parent or Caregiver | |
1 | 2 | Woodson High School | Why do I care about changing the name and how much is it costing to go through this process? | Parent or Caregiver | |
2 | 2 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
1 | 4 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
3 | 3 | Woodson High School | What is the funding source for replacing signs, various school and athletic uniforms, etc. to a different name? Is it taking any budgeted dollars away from teachers or students? | Parent or Caregiver | |
5 | 5 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Little River High School | Community Member | |
3 | 5 | Carter G. Woodson High School | No | What is the cost of changing the school name? What is the incremental cost of changing | Parent or Caregiver |
3 | 5 | Carter G. Woodson High School | No | Will the district ensure an equitable investment in this HS’s instructional, tutoring, facilities and student activities that matches or exceeds the cost of renaming? | Parent or Caregiver |
4 | 4 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Obama High School | Alumni of Woodson High School | |
5 | 5 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
5 | 5 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
3 | 2 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
1 | 5 | None of the above | Leave it. Changing it from WT Woodson to Woodson is stupid. Y’all seriously can’t be that dumb. | Why are you spending our tax dollars with no accountability? | Parent or Caregiver |
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
1 | 1 | Woodson High School | Leave the name | How much will this cost taxpayers | Parent or Caregiver |
2 | 4 | Woodson High School | Catherine Coleman | Cost | Alumni of Woodson High School |
2 | 5 | None of the above | Central Fairfax | Why name is after a person? Should follow local landmarks or cities. | Parent or Caregiver |
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | If the school is to be renamed, do not name it after a person | How much money will this cost -- money that could be better spent on teacher pay? | Parent or Caregiver |
1 | 1 | None of the above | Remove Fairfax County from the name of school system. Fairfax County is named after Lord Fairfax who had slaves!!!!! | Why are you so hell bent with this non-sense? My kids have to have booster-thons to raise money for their school and teacher are constantly begging for money. Seems like a waste of money for this crap. | Parent or Caregiver |
1 | 1 | None of the above | Don't you have better things to do? | Don't you have better things to do? | Employee |
1 | 1 | None of the above | Well Done, FCPS. What a waste of our money! How about you address real issues? | Well Done, FCPS. What a waste of our money! How about you address real issues? | Parent or Caregiver |
5 | 4 | Woodson High School | Employee | ||
4 | 4 | Woodson High School | Community Member | ||
1 | 4 | None of the above | Leave it as is! No need to waste money on name change. | Parent or Caregiver | |
1 | 5 | None of the above | Fix School AC and Toilets | Why Waste Money on Names when School NEEDS repairs?? | Employee |
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | Woods High School | Parent or Caregiver | |
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
1 | 3 | Woodson High School | Stop wasting tax payer money on this BS virtue signaling. How about updating hvac units, getting test scores up or purchasing instruments that are falling apart! | Parent or Caregiver | |
4 | 3 | Woodson High School | Community Member | ||
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | Stop this nonsense | When will it end? | Parent or Caregiver |
5 | 5 | Carter G. Woodson High School | N/A | N/A | Parent or Caregiver |
1 | 5 | None of the above | STOP WASTING OUR TAX DOLLARS YOU WOKE RETARDS! | Parent or Caregiver | |
1 | 4 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | Why are you wasting money on this? I pay taxes in this county which means I pay your salary, and I don’t agree with changing the name of the school | Community Member | |
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | Alumni of Woodson High School | ||
1 | 2 | Woodson High School | Don’t change the name. Worry about more important things. | Parent or Caregiver | |
1 | 4 | None of the above | W. T. Woodson | What a colossal waste of money. Kids are still behind. Changing initials is not going to help anyone. | Parent or Caregiver |
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | Main St HS | One of the groups behind this rename have also been hosting fundraisers for Laura, Jane Cohen, and Rachna Sizemore-Heizer, should we believe that this will not affect how they vote on the renaming, and is this not a conflict of interest? | Parent or Caregiver |
5 | 4 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Community Member | ||
3 | 4 | Woodson High School | You are spending ALOT of time and energy and resources on this. FCPS has bigger problems than renaming a school. I question your priorities. | Parent or Caregiver | |
1 | 3 | Woodson High School | Employee | ||
5 | 5 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Employee | ||
5 | 3 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Alumni of Woodson High School | ||
5 | 5 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
5 | 3 | Woodson High School | Alumni of Woodson High School | ||
5 | 5 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
5 | 4 | None of the above | Arturo Alfonso Schomburg, Roberto Clemente | How many Latino names are in consideration?? | Community Member |
2 | 4 | Woodson High School | Catherine G Coleman | What the rush to get this completed? | Alumni of Woodson High School |
1 | 5 | None of the above | Leave it alone, focus on the academics! | Parent or Caregiver | |
2 | 4 | Woodson High School | What's to cost? | Alumni of Woodson High School | |
1 | 1 | Woodson High School | Don’t change the name and stop wasting our tax dollars. Try just educating kids! | Why do you continue to throw money in the garbage? You are nothing more than a waste and distraction from actual important issues. | Parent or Caregiver |
5 | 2 | Woodson High School | W.T. Woodson High School Langley. | This Is [REDACTED WORDS] I Went To Woodson High As A Student | Community Member |
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
1 | 5 | None of the above | Parent or Caregiver | ||
1 | 5 | None of the above | Leave it as is. Kids are not meeting bench marks for education. The money needs to go to the kids not this nonsense | Why can’t this board focus on education? | Parent or Caregiver |
1 | 4 | Woodson High School | Cavalier HS | Why now? No communication on this process! | Alumni of Woodson High School |
5 | 4 | Carter G. Woodson High School | No, I do not. | N/A | Community Member |
5 | 4 | Carter G. Woodson High School | N/A | N/A | Alumni of Woodson High School |
5 | 5 | None of the above | General Sheperd High School for Friendship and Tolerance | N/A | Alumni of Woodson High School |
5 | 5 | None of the above | Ben Shapiro High for Friendship and Tolerance | N/A | Alumni of Woodson High School |
5 | 4 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Community Member | ||
1 | 4 | Woodson High School | Community Member | ||
1 | 4 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
2 | 4 | None of the above | Carter Woodson sounds like a very worthy candidate, but it seems too contrived to basically keep the same name. I would suggest going with a place name and avoid using real people names. | Community Member | |
5 | 5 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Community Member | ||
1 | 3 | None of the above | Leave it as is or consider an Asian heritage name. There is a large Asian population at this school, how come there is no Asian name is not being considered. | Parent or Caregiver | |
3 | 5 | Woodson High School | Just that they keep in mind that by simply dropping the WT they would be appeasing the most. Also as years go by the alumni will still have the names most in the community know and the name W t woodson will be forgotten. Others can assume the school was names for Carter G but most importantly the cost of the name change will be kept to a minimum and the money saved can be spent on the programs in the school. Look forward not back and concentrate on improving education & diversity training | How soon to remove offending initials from building? How do you plan to notify alumni? Not very well done in September. | Community Member |
1 | 5 | None of the above | Leave the name the way it is | When will the cancel culture end? | Parent or Caregiver |
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | Student | ||
1 | 1 | Woodson High School | Washington High School | Why do we even need to rename this high school? Just stick with it and move on. | Alumni of Woodson High School |
1 | 3 | Woodson High School | WT Woodson | Alumni of Woodson High School | |
1 | 1 | Woodson High School | WT Woodson alumni & FCPS Employee | ||
5 | 4 | Woodson High School | Retiree | ||
2 | 3 | Woodson High School | What's the cost of this process? Does WTW high school have to pay for it out of their budget? | Alumni of Woodson High School | |
5 | 5 | Carter G. Woodson High School | No | None | Parent or Caregiver |
2 | 3 | Woodson High School | Alumni of Woodson High School | ||
5 | 4 | Carter G. Woodson High School | I wish to express many thanks to Meghan McLaughlin for her years of excellent service on the school board. | Community Member | |
1 | 4 | Woodson High School | Alumni of Woodson High School | ||
1 | 4 | Woodson High School | Alumni of Woodson High School | ||
1 | 4 | Woodson High School | Alumni of Woodson High School | ||
1 | 1 | Woodson High School | Why is it necessary to pander to a very small part of the community that probably doesn’t know the history or even has loved in Fairfax County very long? This is NOT progress, this is regression! | Alumni of Woodson High School | |
5 | 5 | Woodson High School | None of the HS are named for a woman. The Jewish community is quite prevalent in this community, Ruth Bader Ginsburg | none | Staff |
1 | 4 | None of the above | W.T.Woodson | Why is this being done now ? Why are Jefferson and Robinson also not being renamed? Do you even know why Woodson was named for WTW? | Alumni of Woodson High School |
1 | 4 | None of the above | Red Jenkins High School | Why have you labeled WT Woodson a racist based on one letter? | Alumni of Woodson High School |
1 | 5 | None of the above | No Change | Has anyone spoken to anyone who has met, or even spoken to W. T. Woodson? | Alumni of Woodson High School |
5 | 2 | None of the above | John Brown High School | No questions? Just seems like the process is designed to keep the name Woodson, no matter what. I appreciate the work of Carter Woodson but I’m wondering if this isn’t designed to placate the racists among us | Parent or Caregiver |
3 | 4 | Woodson High School | Red Jenkins High School (a teacher when it opened, hall of fame coach, and pillar of the community) | Parent or Caregiver | |
5 | 4 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
2 | 3 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
1 | 4 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
1 | 5 | None of the above | Rescind the decision. This woke agenda has gotten out of control. | Employee | |
1 | 1 | None of the above | None | After reading the biography, I am unclear of why you are changing the name. | Employee |
5 | 4 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Will the mascot stay the same? | Parent or Caregiver | |
5 | 5 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
1 | 1 | Woodson High School | Yes, the school board should focus on the continued slide in ranking in US News of all fairfax county high schools and the lower educational testing of students after COVID. Not waste all their time and the communities time on things like this, and rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic as the county systems rankings slide year after year. | Why doesn’t the school board care about the education standards and ability of students …and only care about left wing political efforts like this which literally do nothing to help our schools not slide in ranking or help our kids learn??! | Parent or Caregiver |
5 | 5 | Carter G. Woodson High School | None | None | Parent or Caregiver |
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | Community Member | ||
3 | 5 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
5 | 4 | Carter G. Woodson High School | How soon can the change happen? Is there or can there be a standing committee on school/building/grounds names that meets regularly and keeps archival notes and develops guidelines for periodic re-evaluation / new name choices? | Parent or Caregiver | |
5 | 3 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Wisdom High School, Pursuit High School, Freedom High School, Main St High | To name is just "Woodson H.S" is simply ridiculous as it carries the same weight as its namesake - You just took away "2 letters- W, T)... | Community Member |
5 | 5 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
2 | 4 | Woodson High School | No | How much does public input play a role in the renaming decision? Most people I have spoken to are fine with simply removing the W.T. part of the name without having to then "honor" someone else. Have you reached out to any Alumni groups for their input? | Parent or Caregiver |
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | Yes, focus on educating our children. thanks | Parent or Caregiver | |
3 | 3 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
5 | 5 | Carter G. Woodson High School | No | Parent or Caregiver | |
5 | 5 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | How much tax payer money is being used to implement this change and is information being made available to the public? Why are you moving forward with a name change when the support is split about 50/50? | Parent or Caregiver | |
1 | 1 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
1 | 4 | Woodson High School | Employee | ||
1 | 1 | Carter G. Woodson High School | How much will the name change cost Fairfax tax payers? | Parent or Caregiver | |
5 | 5 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
4 | 3 | Woodson High School | Generic name of the school "Woodson" vs. after a person avoids future "reveal" of history that puts to question "who" the school is named after. Such as "SouthCounty" - no person & thus their personal views/supports/actions to come into question down the road. Majority of the community already knows the school as "Woodson" & not associated with any person at all. So just remove the personal recognition of the "W.T." and move forward. | Parent or Caregiver | |
4 | 3 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
5 | 5 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Employee | ||
5 | 3 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
4 | 5 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
1 | 4 | Woodson High School | Non-person | If we’re going to change the name, why aren’t there any options for names that aren’t associated with an individual? | Parent or Caregiver |
3 | 5 | Woodson High School | Alumni of Woodson High School | ||
3 | 4 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
5 | 5 | None of the above | The suggested names may confuse people | Parent or Caregiver | |
5 | 5 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Employee | ||
3 | 3 | Woodson High School | What will be the cost? How do you ensure minimal disruption to students and staff? | Parent or Caregiver | |
5 | 5 | Carter G. Woodson High School | The two proposed names are a good compromise which can best keep the a strong community together in a fiscally responsible way | Alumni of Woodson High School | |
5 | 5 | Carter G. Woodson High School | No | Parent or Caregiver | |
5 | 4 | None of the above | Why can we not find someone more local who was at the forefront of trying to desegregate schools? While CG Woodson is more than worthy of such a distinction I worry it will be a very tall order to do his name justice. And it seems his name was picked to placate the folks who want the school to remain "Woodson", which I think celebrates CG Woodson for all the wrong reasons. | Does the renaming process have any funds to adequately provide a space that will adequately celebrate the life and achievements of C.B. Woodson? Seems disingenuous to just rename a highschool without somewhere acknowledging the change. | Parent or Caregiver |
5 | 5 | Woodson High School | Employee | ||
4 | 5 | Woodson High School | Employee | ||
1 | 5 | None of the above | As the parents of two W. T. Woodson graduates (one of whom is now a FCPS Teacher), we believe the name should stay as is. This is a tremendous waste of resources. Instead, the school's name should be used as an opportunity to highlight and learn from misguided views in our history like segregation. | None. We will be making different voting decisions for the School Board and Board of Supervisors this Fall based on this travesty. There are FAR bigger issues and problems in FCPS currently and already not enough money or other resources to address them | Parent or Caregiver |
3 | 4 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
2 | 3 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
1 | 3 | Woodson High School | Alumni of Woodson High School | ||
1 | 4 | Woodson High School | W T Woodson | Why when the majority of the community was not in favor of change did you move forward anyway. | Parent or Caregiver |
5 | 5 | Carter G. Woodson High School | n/a | Parent or Caregiver | |
5 | 5 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
5 | 5 | None of the above | Catherine Coleman is a graduate of Woodson, has an illustrious career as a NASA astronaught. One of just 61 women NASA astronauts to have gone in space. She has served this country both in the military and at NASA. Why can't we celebrate someone who actually is local and went to the school! | what other names were considered? | Parent or Caregiver |
4 | 4 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
1 | 3 | Woodson High School | CG Woodson has no obvious ties to Fairfax, or to the school. This was not a historical black high school. Keeping the Woodson name will be the least disruptive way of change. | Parent or Caregiver | |
5 | 5 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
3 | 5 | None of the above | FCPS policy should be that new schools and schools being renamed are no longer named after people. In addition, if Woodson is going to have a name change, then so should Thomas Jefferson HSST (and any other FCPS schools with names of dubious distinction). TJHSST is named after an actual enslaver. | Alumna of WTWHS, former parent of FCPS students, and 58-year resident of Fairfax County | |
2 | 5 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
1 | 4 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
2 | 4 | Woodson High School | Why waste money and effort on this woke little parade instead of just supporting students properly | Community Member | |
2 | 5 | Woodson High School | Not after a person. Maybe after the farm that was once there? | Is this process costing anything? Anything over $1000 of budget is a waste that could be going to teacher compensation. | Parent or Caregiver |
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
4 | 5 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | I think we should keep the name Woodson but not as part of a name. Presumably, Carter Woodson’s name was originally the name of the slave owner who owned his ancestors. Let’s figure out another system. | Alumni of Woodson High School | |
1 | 3 | Woodson High School | Why name schools after people at all? Why not just Public School # | Where is the funding coming from for this renaming? The HS football field was recently re-turfed but the baseball has been overlooked again! | Parent or Caregiver |
5 | 3 | Woodson High School | Alumni of Woodson High School | ||
2 | 4 | Woodson High School | Employee | ||
2 | 3 | Woodson High School | How long will the process take? Overall, how much will it cost in terms of money and staff effort? | Parent or Caregiver | |
2 | 1 | Woodson High School | How much would this cost? | Parent or Caregiver | |
5 | 4 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
5 | 4 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
5 | 4 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
1 | 5 | None of the above | Catherine "Cady" Coleman | What other names are being considered other than C.G. Woodson? The naming process seems already pre-determined by a select few, who are not considering other options or opinions. | Parent or Caregiver |
1 | 1 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
3 | 3 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
5 | 3 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
1 | 4 | Woodson High School | N/A | Why wasting time on this nonsense issue while the school ranking is declining for the past few years? | Parent or Caregiver |
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | N/A | Why wasting time on this nonsense issue while the school ranking is declining for the past few years? | Parent or Caregiver |
5 | 5 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
5 | 3 | Woodson High School | Alumni of Woodson High School | ||
5 | 5 | None of the above | Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson High School | Employee | |
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | No | Though I do not support the remaining, removing the W and T should be the least expensive option for the taxpayer. | Parent or Caregiver |
2 | 2 | Woodson High School | When will the recently unearthed historical documents be made available to the public for viewing? It is the only way to form an educated opinion on the necessity of a name change. | Is the final decision entirely up to the school board? | Alumni of Woodson High School |
5 | 3 | None of the above | Providence Woods High School - Home of the Cardinals | Not a question, but just a suggestion. Stop naming schools after people. Please stick to non-partial directional or locational school names. | Employee |
3 | 5 | Woodson High School | If named after a different person, will the school need to be renamed if negative information about that person is discovered in the future? | Parent or Caregiver | |
1 | 4 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
1 | 4 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
1 | 4 | Woodson High School | Alumni of Woodson High School | ||
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | Employee | ||
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | No | None | Parent or Caregiver |
1 | 3 | Woodson High School | Employee | ||
1 | 5 | None of the above | Stop renaming schools ridiculous waste of money. Kids are so behind nobody cares about equity inclusion teach our kids get back to reading, writing , phonics, math, science | Nobody cares | Parent or Caregiver |
1 | 4 | Woodson High School | Keep same | Parent or Caregiver | |
3 | 5 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
5 | 3 | None of the above | Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Pick a woman | Parent or Caregiver |
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | W.T Woodson | Should not be changed | Parent or Caregiver |
5 | 4 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
5 | 2 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
4 | 3 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
2 | 2 | Woodson High School | Student | ||
5 | 5 | None of the above | Anything that removes the name Woodson. Regardless if it's a different person, the name still reflects on the past. Long Branch High School | Community Member | |
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | SRO needed for every school. Such a wealthy school district should have a SRO at each school. In Europe it is very common to have SRO assigned to schools. The police officers before friends and teach the children proper safety techniques. It sad that this school district is more worried about names of schools than child safety while learning inside the school daily. | SRO are needed at every school. Stop this silliness and focus on what can actually make a difference for child safety inside schools. | Parent or Caregiver |
1 | 5 | None of the above | Why change these names when we are operating under the name of Thomas, the sixth Lord Fairfax who owned several hundred slaves on some 30 farms and derived much of his income from their labor. | Why change these names when we are operating under the name of Thomas, the sixth Lord Fairfax who owned several hundred slaves on some 30 farms and derived much of his income from their labor. | Community Member |
2 | 5 | Woodson High School | Remove the WT and just leave as Woodson High School | none | Parent or Caregiver |
1 | 3 | Woodson High School | I questions. Hoped you can spend the time and money of the community in more productive initiatives for our kids | Parent or Caregiver | |
1 | 4 | None of the above | W.T. Woodson | Will FCPS be issuing an apology, as we should, to the family of W.T.? FCPS' second longest-serving superintendent who led the district from 1929-1961? So much for inspiring students to serve in the schools. Those in favor of this disgust me. | Parent or Caregiver |
3 | 2 | Woodson High School | No, but I do not support any name that does not include “Woodson” | I am not certain how we got to this point when the majority of those polled in the previous phase did not want the school to be renamed. | Alumni of Woodson High School |
1 | 5 | None of the above | W.T. woodson | Was not advertised properly. I learned about the change a week ago | Community Member |
1 | 5 | None of the above | None | No questions, only that this is incredibly disappointing. | Alumni of Woodson High School |
4 | 5 | Carter G. Woodson High School | One name people are discussing is just "Woodson." This is not a name, it is a word, and leaves the school's name open to interpretation. We must know who we are on Main St. | None | I am [REDACTED WORDS] teacher at WTW and parent of a senior. |
1 | 3 | Woodson High School | Employee | ||
1 | 1 | Woodson High School | Why is time and money being spent on something that is very close attuned to cancel culture? Why not teach those who question? Why remove history that makes people uncomfortable? | Parent or Caregiver | |
5 | 4 | Carter G. Woodson High School | No | Will there be an educational component for students? | Parent or Caregiver |
1 | 5 | None of the above | hope you folks are erased in 60 years | Alumni of Woodson High School | |
1 | 4 | Woodson High School | Employee | ||
5 | 3 | None of the above | Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson High School | Dwayne is a role model and a humanitarian for kids all around the country. | Student |
5 | 3 | None of the above | Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson | Student | |
5 | 4 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Community Member | ||
5 | 5 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Student | ||
4 | 2 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Alumni of Woodson High School | ||
3 | 4 | Woodson High School | Alumni of Woodson High School | ||
2 | 2 | Woodson High School | Just erase the negative image of Wilbert Tucker, but keep the history and reputation that the woodson name holds representing our high school. | Alumni of Woodson High School | |
5 | 5 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Alumni of Woodson High School | ||
2 | 5 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
5 | 4 | Woodson High School | Alumni of Woodson High School | ||
5 | 5 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Employee | ||
2 | 5 | Woodson High School | Wu Tang Woodson Highschool | Alumni of Woodson High School | |
5 | 4 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Alumni of Woodson High School | ||
1 | 2 | Woodson High School | Student | ||
1 | 4 | Woodson High School | WT Woodson | Alumni of Woodson High School | |
5 | 4 | Woodson High School | Student | ||
5 | 5 | Woodson High School | Student | ||
5 | 4 | Woodson High School | Abe Woodson High School | Are we getting a new mascot to? | Student |
5 | 5 | Carter G. Woodson High School | N/- | N/a | Alumni of Woodson High School |
2 | 3 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Student | ||
4 | 5 | Woodson High School | Student | ||
4 | 3 | Woodson High School | Alumni of Woodson High School | ||
4 | 4 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Student | ||
5 | 5 | Woodson High School | NA | NA | Alumni of Woodson High School |
3 | 5 | Woodson High School | no | none | Student |
4 | 4 | Woodson High School | Employee | ||
1 | 4 | None of the above | Who does this actually help in the long run and how? | Employee | |
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | Student | ||
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | Student | ||
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | Student | ||
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | Student | ||
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | Student | ||
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | Student | ||
1 | 1 | Woodson High School | Student | ||
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | Student | ||
2 | 5 | Woodson High School | Student | ||
2 | 4 | Woodson High School | Student | ||
2 | 4 | Woodson High School | Student | ||
4 | 4 | Woodson High School | I do not. | Student | |
5 | 5 | Carter G. Woodson High School | No - I strongly support renaming the school Carter G. Woodson High School! | Parent or Caregiver | |
1 | 4 | None of the above | Alumni of Woodson High School | ||
1 | 1 | None of the above | Keep it the same | Student | |
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | Student | ||
4 | 3 | None of the above | Northside high school | Student | |
3 | 5 | None of the above | it seems shortsighted to continue naming schools after historical figures. | Employee | |
4 | 3 | Woodson High School | Student | ||
3 | 4 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Name it after a female | Do students get a vote? | Student |
1 | 1 | Woodson High School | This school has been established for 61 years. It is a community now that has gone through the highs of highs and lows of lows. Name it for the community not a person. | Employee | |
3 | 4 | None of the above | What did wtw do | Student | |
1 | 4 | Woodson High School | Student | ||
5 | 4 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Alumni of Woodson High School | ||
5 | 5 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Nope | None | Student |
4 | 5 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Student | ||
3 | 5 | Woodson High School | Either Woodson HS or Carter G. Woodson HS are good choices. | None. | Parent or Caregiver |
1 | 2 | Woodson High School | Student | ||
2 | 3 | Woodson High School | Just Woodson High School is good | Student | |
5 | 5 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Alumni of Woodson High School | ||
3 | 4 | Woodson High School | Student | ||
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | Student | ||
5 | 5 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Alumni of Woodson High School | ||
5 | 5 | Woodson High School | C.G. Woodson High School | Alumni of Woodson High School | |
3 | 4 | Woodson High School | Alumni of Woodson High School | ||
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | WT woodson | Student | |
1 | 2 | Woodson High School | Name it after an inanimate object or an ideal/concept or value. People will eventually find some reason to longer like the person you choose and you will be in the same position again. | n/a | Community Member |
3 | 2 | Woodson High School | No | When will the name be changed? | Parent or Caregiver |
5 | 4 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Student | ||
3 | 5 | Woodson High School | Student | ||
1 | 1 | None of the above | Don’t change the name | What’s the point of this | Student |
1 | 2 | None of the above | Student | ||
3 | 5 | Woodson High School | No further suggestions. Simply "Woodson" works for me. | Alumni of Woodson High School | |
3 | 5 | None of the above | Don't name schools after fallible people. | Parent or Caregiver | |
3 | 5 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Employee | ||
2 | 5 | Woodson High School | Will input of students, parents, alumni, & community always be considered? Or would board ever make decision contrary to majority opinion? Are extenuating costs of making a name change truly weighted against the contextual change itself? | Parent or Caregiver | |
5 | 3 | Carter G. Woodson High School | C. G. Woodson | Alumni of Woodson High School | |
5 | 5 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Alumni of Woodson High School | ||
5 | 5 | Woodson High School | Student | ||
3 | 3 | Woodson High School | Alumni of Woodson High School | ||
2 | 4 | Woodson High School | Just Woodson high school if you want to remove the WT | N/a | Alumni of Woodson High School |
5 | 3 | Woodson High School | Justin Laiti High School | N/A | Alumni of Woodson High School |
5 | 3 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Justin Laiti High School | N/A | Alumni of Woodson High School |
3 | 2 | Woodson High School | Rod Woodson High School | N/A | Student |
5 | 3 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Alumni of Woodson High School | ||
1 | 3 | Woodson High School | Student | ||
1 | 5 | None of the above | Keep it the same | Why should we change the school’s name just because the guy who it was named after supported a mainstream idea? There are so many other great things that he did to help his community. | Student |
5 | 5 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Don't give in the loud minority. This name change is a fantastic idea | Alumni of Woodson High School | |
1 | 3 | Woodson High School | Carter Woodson has NO affiliation with the station of VA. However, please see the bio for William Henry Ruffner. He was the first superintendant for VA's public schools. The school should be named after someone from the state. | Parent or Caregiver | |
5 | 5 | Carter G. Woodson High School | no | a new mascot. the cavalry is associated with the kkk. woodson shouldn’t represent that. | Student |
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | Mostly in favor of maintaining the current name or simply calling it Woodson | Alumni of Woodson High School | |
5 | 4 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
5 | 5 | Woodson High School | Student | ||
2 | 5 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Alumni of Woodson High School | ||
4 | 5 | Woodson High School | Student | ||
3 | 2 | Woodson High School | Student | ||
1 | 2 | Woodson High School | Student | ||
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | Richard M. Nixon high school | Why waste the money on this nonissue? Maybe focus on woodsons suicide problem. | Alumni of Woodson High School |
3 | 3 | Woodson High School | Alumni of Woodson High School | ||
3 | 5 | Woodson High School | No, but the way the information is presented on this form seems to be heavily biased towards the CG Woodson option. I think it’s worth noting in the information section above that the name “Woodson” has become a significant geographical area in the community separate from the name WT Woodson. There are multiple neighborhoods simply named “Woodson” without reference to any historical figure. | Is the final decision up to the school board, regardless of community feedback? | Alumni of Woodson High School |
5 | 5 | Woodson High School | Barack Obama High School | None | Alumni of Woodson High School |
1 | 4 | Woodson High School | Justin Laiti High School | None | Alumni of Woodson High School |
1 | 5 | None of the above | No | Employee | |
5 | 5 | Woodson High School | Community Member | ||
3 | 2 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | Don’t change the name. | Alumni of Woodson High School | |
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | Don’t change the name | Alumni of Woodson High School | |
3 | 5 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Alumni of Woodson High School | ||
1 | 5 | None of the above | W.T.Woodson | Why are you wasting tax money on this? | Alumni of Woodson High School |
5 | 5 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Alumni of Woodson High School | ||
1 | 3 | Woodson High School | Student | ||
4 | 4 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Community Member | ||
1 | 5 | Woodson High School | Do not remove woodson | Keep Woodson and don’t touch cavaliers | Parent or Caregiver |
1 | 1 | Woodson High School | Alumni of Woodson High School | ||
5 | 5 | Carter G. Woodson High School | No. | Nothing | Student |
5 | 5 | Woodson High School | Student | ||
1 | 2 | Woodson High School | Not many people even know who W. Tucker is so I don’t know how changing the name will make it a better learning environment | Student | |
1 | 4 | None of the above | Stop trying to change history. Focus on now. | What is cost? | Alumni of Woodson High School |
4 | 3 | Carter G. Woodson High School | H.D. Woodson | Alumni of Woodson High School | |
4 | 3 | Carter G. Woodson High School | No, Carter G. Woodson High School is by far the best name for Woodson, and I've been wanting this specific name for over three years. | Alumni of Woodson High School | |
4 | 4 | Woodson High School | Alumni of Woodson High School | ||
1 | 5 | None of the above | Student | ||
1 | 3 | Woodson High School | Student | ||
5 | 4 | Woodson High School | Employee | ||
5 | 4 | Woodson High School | Student | ||
3 | 3 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
5 | 4 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
5 | 4 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Alumni of Woodson High School | ||
5 | 5 | Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
1 | 1 | Woodson High School | Alumni of Woodson High School | ||
1 | 3 | Woodson High School | Student | ||
3 | 4 | Woodson High School | Student | ||
5 | 5 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
5 | 4 | Woodson High School | No | When would the school name change take effect if it is approved? | Parent or Caregiver |
3 | 3 | Woodson High School | Do not name a person. “Little River High School” is a neutral name. | Can we stop naming a famous person or politician please? | Alumni of Woodson High School |
5 | 2 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Student | ||
5 | 5 | Carter G. Woodson High School | No | Parent or Caregiver | |
4 | 5 | Woodson High School | Parent of a Woodson alumni | ||
1 | 3 | Woodson High School | R. R. Farr - was a member of the House of Delegates (1877–1882) and the state superintendent of public instruction (1882–1886). He was also born in Fairfax County, | The names proposed should be voted on by the public and not the county board. | Parent or Caregiver |
4 | 5 | Woodson High School | Community Member | ||
5 | 5 | Carter G. Woodson High School | Parent or Caregiver | ||
