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Thu Nov 24, 2022, 07:13 PM Nov 2022

Detroit renames school honoring Ben Carson, removing honor for Trump appointee

Lori Higgins
Bridge Michigan

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The discussion was part of a broader effort by district officials and community members to revisit naming decisions that were made when the district was overseen by state-appointed emergency managers, sometimes without community input. Last school year, at the urging of alumni, the board approved a decision to restore the name of Northwestern High School, which had been renamed the Detroit Collegiate Preparatory Academy at Northwestern in 2013 under an emergency manager.

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Also Tuesday night, the board approved changing the name of the Benjamin Carson High School of Science and Medicine to Crockett Midtown High School of Science and Medicine. The push to change the name came as its namesake — a renowned neurosurgeon — courted controversy during his tenure as housing secretary in the Trump administration. There was no debate about the name change at Tuesday’s meeting. An overwhelming majority of students, alumni, staff, parents, and community favored a name change.

The new name recognizes Dr. Ethelene Crockett, the first African American woman in Michigan to become board certified in obstetrics and gynecology.

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Detroit renames school honoring Ben Carson, removing honor for Trump appointee (Original Post) catbyte Nov 2022 OP
Soon, Gov Kemp will name a STEM school after Herschel Walker. keithbvadu2 Nov 2022 #1
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