Published Wednesday, March 3, 2021 10:38PM EST A school in Vaughan, Ont., will soon be renamed after late Somali-Canadian journalist Hodan Nalayeh, known for her courageous storytelling and passion for education. Trustees with the York Region District School Board voted on Tuesday night to change the name of Vaughan Secondary School, which originally honoured Benjamin Vaughan, a slaveholder in the 18th century. Ten out of 12 trustees voted in favour of the motion, which was initially put forward due to a push from the Black community in the region. “It is with a heavy-heart and with a deep sense of gratitude that the Nalayeh Family accepts the … decision to rename the school in question with Hodan’s name,” the late journalist’s family said in a statement on Wednesday.
TORONTO A school in Vaughan, Ont., will soon be renamed after late Somali-Canadian journalist Hodan Nalayeh, known for her courageous storytelling and passion for education. Trustees with the York Region District School Board voted on Tuesday night to change the name of Vaughan Secondary School, which originally honoured Benjamin Vaughan, a slaveholder in the 18th century. Ten out of 12 trustees voted in favour of the motion, which was initially put forward due to a push from the Black community in the region. “It is with a heavy-heart and with a deep sense of gratitude that the Nalayeh Family accepts the … decision to rename the school in question with Hodan’s name,” the late journalist’s family said in a statement on Wednesday.
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High school in Vaughan changes racist name to Hodan Nalayeh Secondary School
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A high school previously known as Vaughan Secondary School has officially changed its name to Hodan Nalayeh Secondary School in honour of a Somali-Canadian journalist from the area who tragically passed away in 2019.
Ten out of 12 trustees in the York Region District School Board voted to confirm the name after many months of mobilizing from Black community organizations and others who said the school s name should accurately reflect the diverse community instead of being named for Benjamin Vaughan an 18th century slave owner who openly opposed abolition.
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