The name of our school is just the tip of the iceberg!! We want change across the board. Read our piece in Spartanburg Herald about the rally on Saturday #WeWantChange#RenameOurSchool#DoBetterDistrict5 https://t.co/19SwTXP0xT
On this day in 1865, slaves in Texas were notified by Union Civil War soldiers about the abolition of slavery. This was 2.5 years after the final Emancipation Proclamation which freed all enslaved Black Americans.
Happy #Juneteenth
We miss you Dr. King. We honor you and your family daily. Thank you for your courage. Your dream lives on and we are still fighting on your behalf โ๐พโค๏ธ #MLKDay#BlackLivesMatter
Whatโs Byrnes AD Tony Gillespie posted on FB was wrong! We will not support ANYONE who aims to divide instead of LEAD our community! Yet, no one from the District 5 office has spoken on it. We will not be silenced & WE WANT CHANGE ๐ก๐ก
@HJDustin_Wyatt Very offensive and biased MAGA/Donald Trump pics and posts on his FB page. Heโs since then deleted his old page and posts and was never held accountable. Still holds his position as AD
Looks familiar ๐ค Byrnes AD should been fired too ๐คท๐พโโ๏ธ D5 let him off the hook because they fear the consequences of dealing w/ blatant racism/white privilege. If he was black & posted his opinions about Trump he would have been fired. Yet,still no apology or discipline to him ๐คฆ๐พโโ๏ธ
This is why we want to rename our school. This is the imagery of what the REBELS mascot means. James F. Byrnes himself would have been at the capital today with pride and no shame. That is a fact. D5 canโt blame COVID forever. WE STILL WANT CHANGE. RENAME OUR SCHOOL