I don’t see why current students should be the decision makers. They’re temporary.
It should just be explained to them that you shouldn’t try to erase history, it will only provide fertile ground to repeat it. It should stay as a discussion point at least.
It's not even the students. The Left figured out a long time ago that nobody cares about things, like Student government. That's what they've exploited over the years, and why they've gotten a death grip on Academia. It's the same in government in well. Sure, people turn out for Presidential Elections, but who runs and/or votes for the local school board, or local government?
So were the people who put up the statues.
It should just be explained to them that you shouldn’t try to erase history, it will only provide fertile ground to repeat it. It should stay as a discussion point at least.
Or a rallying point? The students are probably thinking history is more likely to be repeated if the statue stays up.