Zoe Shepard said : "Once I knew what my school was named after, and what it meant, I couldn't just be OK with it,"

cbs46 Thursday, January 20, 2022 4:39:00 AM EAT

Zoe Shepard said : "It was a person who was part of a government that fought to keep slavery going, and they fought for the oppression of a people that I personally belong to,"

cbs46 Thursday, January 20, 2022 4:39:00 AM EAT

Zoe Shepard said : "By not changing the name, you’re communicating that you agree with the commemoration of this person, and subsequently have found nothing wrong with the relevant historical data under which the name was adopted and what it continues to perpetuate,"

cbs46 Thursday, January 20, 2022 4:39:00 AM EAT

Zoe Shepard said : "He told us that it was too broad of an issue to be handled in the committee,"

cbs46 Thursday, January 20, 2022 4:39:00 AM EAT

Zoe Shepard said : “If we can’t even have a discussion about the name of the school, its originations and why it’s not appropriate, how are we going to talk about larger issues we have in Cobb County as a whole?”

ajc Friday, April 30, 2021 3:03:00 PM EAT

Zoe Shepard said : "Once I knew what my school was named after, and what it meant, I couldn't just be OK with it,"

cbs46 Thursday, January 20, 2022 4:39:00 AM EAT

Zoe Shepard said : "It was a person who was part of a government that fought to keep slavery going, and they fought for the oppression of a people that I personally belong to,"

cbs46 Thursday, January 20, 2022 4:39:00 AM EAT

Zoe Shepard said : "By not changing the name, you’re communicating that you agree with the commemoration of this person, and subsequently have found nothing wrong with the relevant historical data under which the name was adopted and what it continues to perpetuate,"

cbs46 Thursday, January 20, 2022 4:39:00 AM EAT

Zoe Shepard said : "He told us that it was too broad of an issue to be handled in the committee,"

cbs46 Thursday, January 20, 2022 4:39:00 AM EAT

Zoe Shepard said : “If we can’t even have a discussion about the name of the school, its originations and why it’s not appropriate, how are we going to talk about larger issues we have in Cobb County as a whole?”

ajc Friday, April 30, 2021 3:03:00 PM EAT