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  • Movement to rename Jefferson Elementary

    02/04/2004 3:20:44 PM PST · by againstallhope · 44 replies · 372+ views
    Berkeley Daily Planet ^ | 2/3/04 | Matthew Artz
    Berkeley Daily Planet, Renaming Vote Stirs School, Matthew Artz (02-03-04) Thomas Jefferson’s legacy in Berkeley may rest on the vote of school children born after William Jefferson Clinton took office. But not if Jefferson Elementary School Principal Betty Delaney can stop it. According to Jefferson PTA President Linda Safarik-Tong, Delaney told the PTA that concerns from parents and teachers have led her to seek permission from the Berkeley Unified School District to waive a requirement that students as young as five vote on the controversial drive to strike the name of the author of the Declaration of Independence from the...