Chicago Public Schools will rename three elementary schools named for controversial figures including U.S. President James Monroe, Supreme Court Justice Melvile Fuller and Christopher Columbus.
Signage on revolving doors at the Chicago Public Schools Headquarters at Madison Street in Chicago on May 28, 2024.
Melville Fuller Elementary in Grand Boulevard – named after the Supreme Court Justice whose 1896 ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson upheld racial segregation – will be renamed after civil rights activist James Farmer Jr., who, in 1942, staged a civil rights sit-in at Jack Spratt Coffee House formerly located on Chicago’s South side.
The schools led and approved the name change process, according to Rachel Parnell, equity program manager for Chicago Public Schools. Each school facilitated four parent-community meetings, received approval from their local school councils, held student sessions, and ultimately had school community stakeholders rank the proposed names.
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