I am starting to get a lot of push back from older alumni. One called me a communist, which seemed odd.

We need to keep pushing the school board to have a public discussion. At this point, they have only discussed "discussing" the school name for the new building. To refuse to have a formal public discussion is not the Falls Church way. 

Here are four ways to show support for having a real public discussion on how school names should reflect our values:

Email School Board through clerk: gadellm@fccps.org   

Emails for emailing School Board directly: https://www.fccps.org/o/fccps/page/school-board--489 *scroll down for emails

Send the GMHS petition link to others: https://www.change.org/NewNameForGMHS

Sign the TJES petition: https://www.change.org/p/falls-church-city-public-schools-change-the-name-of-thomas-jefferson-elementary

Additionally, there is a third petition out:

General petition on to Examine our History: https://www.change.org/p/city-council-and-school-board-call-to-examine-the-full-history-of-the-founding-of-city-of-falls-church-and-its-schools?utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=custom_url&recruited_by_id=681aa600-72be-0130-6803-3c764e049b10