Media mentionSave Leland and Bret HarteSan Jose Unified prepares to rename Burnett Middle School - San José Spotlight
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Apr 29, 2019
View the full articleBurnett Middle School is one step closer to getting a new name following backlash over the racist actions of the school's namesake. The school is named after California's first governor, Peter Burnett. His policies included the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882. He also attempted to keep black Americans out of California and also believed that...
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