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Petition for Focusing on the Children

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susan egisti
7 years ago

This is just an extension of the chaos going on in Washington and a waste of precious resources.Keep the proud name and get on with taking care of the children.

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aaron golbus
7 years ago

I believe the Miwok story but even so, a name change needs to be a local community decision, not by outsiders looking for political lime-light. We chose to live in Terra Linda for the Dixie School District; an association with the confederate south had never occurred to us. Should the local community with to pursue a name change, the cost cannot be allowed to deteriorate the quality of our education and programming.

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Scott Shaw
7 years ago

I have lived in SanRafael for 29 years, my son attended school here. I'm against changing the name.

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Gregory
7 years ago

I grew up one block away from this school, and my brother attended school there. The name change is IDIOTIC .

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Fred Codoni
7 years ago

My aunt, Josephine Codoni Leary Burke was the last teacher in the old one-room school (see the plaque on the restored school). She often used the name to teach her dozen or so students about the name and the meaning of "Dixie." While the students learned about Dixie and the South, her teaching was always positive, especially regarding the progress we made toward equality for all. If she were alive today, I am totally sure that Aunt Josephine would oppose renaming the school and district.

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Jeff dedier
7 years ago

Leave it as Dixie

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Devin Murphy
7 years ago

Please preserve the name. it has nothing to do with race.

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James A Roberts
7 years ago

What nonsense! Focus on continuing the best education for the children. Teach them the difference between bleeding-heart liberalism and reality. These kind of fruitless, ridiculous efforts to read macabre meaning into every little word in our nations history is what will eventually lead to the downfall of our society. I wonder if the "name-changers" ever drank from Dixie cups? Or listened to the Dixie Chicks? Heaven forbid!

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Gavin Blair
7 years ago

Keep Dixie is DIXIE! We love our community!

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Matthew Dale
7 years ago

This is insanity, pure and simple.

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gay archer
7 years ago

You have my total support. I acknowledge American history, both the good and bad, and realize that Dixie school has nothing to do with the Civil War. I deplore the busybodies who are getting their 15 minutes of fame in this hate- mongering fashion.

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Anonymous
7 years ago

Recommended reading: https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/nativeson/article/SF-s-rename-game-packed-in-Pandora-s-box-13451404.php

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Chun Chun Blair
7 years ago

Keep Dixie as DIXIE!

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Clif Crowder
7 years ago

Do not let a minority of ultra liberal progressives impose their radical political beliefs on us.

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john zeiter
7 years ago

I grew up in Terra Linda and attended school in the Dixie School District. I support keeping the name.

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Anonymous
7 years ago

I rather believe the Miwok Lady than the self-appointed priests of political-correctness-gone-berserk.

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Denise
7 years ago

Keep Dixie DIXIE!!

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Dom Toulon
7 years ago

Happy to sign this petition for such a ridiculous claim and potential further loss of "our" local tax payer dollars.

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John P Hardgrave
7 years ago

Name change is an absurd distraction.

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Nick Johnson
7 years ago

I graduated from Dixie & Miller Creek. Keep Dixie