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DECATUR â The announcement that Parsons School will keep its name was welcome news to Jeanelle Norman and other community members wanting to preserve the namesake s legacy. âI m elated that they made the right decision,â said Norman, president of the Decatur Branch of the NAACP, referring to Tuesday s vote by the Decatur school board. âIt s the only school in the whole district named after an African-American, and African-Americans should be recognized as significantly as all others.â The board voted Tuesday to accept the recommendations to keep the names of Johns Hill and Parsons, and to alter Franklin s name to Franklin Grove. ....