Renaming | Ben Franklin High

Renaming Benjamin Franklin High School

Overview

The Orleans Parish School Board has developed a policy to review school buildings named after individuals. This policy has three checkpoints to determine if a school’s name should be reviewed and possibly changed: Did the person own slaves, serve as an official in the Confederacy, or support segregation? For most of his adult life, Ben Franklin enslaved two household servants, and by OPSB policy, his name on school district facilities is up for review.

Useful Resources

NOLA Public Schools Renaming Portal
Historian Review Team: The biographies of the members of the Historian Review Team, all of whom will consider historical and community context while evaluating the names of our school and 18 others.
Letters from our community

Important Dates

March 30, 3:15PM - NOLA Public Schools student feedback meeting (open only to current NOLA Public Schools students)
April 5, 6PM - Alumni Association meeting (open to all)
April 15, 4PM - AAEE board meeting (open to all)
April 27, 4:30PM - NOLA Public Schools open feedback meeting (open to all)
April 30 - Public feedback period closes
May 28 - Final decision made

Renaming Benjamin Franklin High School

Overview

Useful Resources

Important Dates

Send your emails to NOLA Public Schools at community@nolapublicschools.com. If you'd like them shared here, too, please copy renaming@bfhsla.org.