Dixie no more: California school board votes to change system’s name
By Joe Heim Joe Heim Reporter covering a range of topics, including race, white nationalism, schools, student culture, Native American issues Email Bio Follow April 17 at 2:02 PM Following a months-long debate marked by increasingly rancorous charges and countercharges, the Dixie School District in Northern California is changing its name.
“Words matter. History matters,” Glickman said in a telephone interview Wednesday. “This decision is the best decision for our students and the best decision for our community. It will become stronger, more diverse and more resilient.” While the battle over the district’s name had heated up since August, when Glickman began the push to change it, the fight is not new. Opponents of the Dixie name first expressed concerns two decades ago, and the issue has arisen intermittently since.
“Some people here just want to say, ‘We’re this beautiful, idyllic place where everyone wants to live.’ But, no, we have to have these discussions,” Tina Mitaine, an African American mother of two students in Dixie schools, told The Washington Post in February. “Racism is not a thing of the past — it’s around now, and it’s hurtful.”
Bruce Anderson, who is African American and lives in the school district, sent his son and grandson to Dixie schools. He has helped lead the effort to change the name, and for him the school board’s vote felt like a long awaited victory.
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