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Originally published Tuesday, November 25, 2008 at 8:32 AM

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Tacoma school may be named for Obama

TACOMA — A new middle school under construction in Tacoma could be named for president-elect Barack Obama.

TACOMA — A new middle school under construction in Tacoma could be named for president-elect Barack Obama.

But district policy on school names requires people to be dead at least two years or to have already served a presidential term.

Superintendent Art Jarvis asked the school board to alter the policy at the Dec. 11 meeting and put Obama's name in the running.

The Tacoma News Tribune reports that school board member Kurt Miller suggested Obama as the name to recognize the nation's first black president.

The $50 million building with room for 850 students is set to open in September. It would not be the first school named after Obama. A district in Hempstead, N.Y., has already made the decision.

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Obama has only just been elected and has not yet taken office. His accomplishments amount to little more then nothing as "neighborhood...  Posted on November 25, 2008 at 10:12 AM by Destry. Jump to comment
Do not change the policy to allow the naming of a school for someone who has not yet even taken office. To add insult to injury, why name a public...  Posted on November 25, 2008 at 10:37 AM by Gamecock. Jump to comment
This is really getting pathetic. Why don't we wait and see if he actually accomplishes anything for the people of this country before we start...  Posted on November 25, 2008 at 10:38 AM by thatotherdude. Jump to comment

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