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April 28, 2021 - 10:07 AM FALLS CHURCH, Va. - A northern Virginia city has renamed schools honouring Thomas Jefferson and George Mason, founding fathers who also owned slaves. Instead of honouring the nation s third president, Thomas Jefferson Elementary will now be known as Oak Street Elementary. The school board in Falls Church City also voted Tuesday to rename George Mason High to Meridian High. The school board said it chose Meridian to represent the school s international perspective; a meridian is a global line of longitude that runs through both poles. The name also pays homage to the fact that Falls Church City lies on the original 1791 meridian delineating the border between Virginia and the District of Columbia. ....
City lines up behind Meridian as new name for Mason High Follow Us Question of the Day By - Associated Press - Wednesday, April 28, 2021 FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) - A northern Virginia city has renamed schools honoring Thomas Jefferson and George Mason, founding fathers who also owned slaves. Instead of honoring the nation’s third president, Thomas Jefferson Elementary will now be known as Oak Street Elementary. The school board in Falls Church City also voted Tuesday to rename George Mason High to Meridian High. The school board said it chose Meridian to represent the school’s international perspective; a meridian is a global line of longitude that runs through both poles. The name also pays homage to the fact that Falls Church City lies on the original 1791 meridian delineating the border between Virginia and the District of Columbia. ....
Updated on April 28, 2021 at 4:19 pm Shutterstock A Northern Virginia city has renamed schools honoring Thomas Jefferson and George Mason, founding fathers who also owned enslaved people. Instead of honoring the nation s third president, Thomas Jefferson Elementary will now be known as Oak Street Elementary. The school board in Falls Church also voted Tuesday to rename George Mason High to Meridian High. Download our NBC Washington app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather. The school board said it chose Meridian to represent the school s international perspective; a meridian is a global line of longitude that runs through both poles. The name also pays homage to the fact that Falls Church lies on the original 1791 meridian delineating the border between Virginia and the District of Columbia. ....
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