January 28, 2006

LAUSD: Johnnie Cochran Middle School

On the 24th, the Los Angeles Unified School District unanimously voted to rename Mt. Vernon Middle School (near Crenshaw and Venice) in honor of Johnnie Cochran. He attended that school as a lad:

"This extraordinary, superb lawyer with movie-star celebrity status was an outstanding student at Mt. Vernon Middle School and Los Angeles High School," principal Scott Schmerelson told the Associated Press.

His client list included: Todd Bridges, Tupac Shakur, Snoop Dogg, and Sean "P. Diddy" Combs. Oh, and also Michael Jackson and O.J. Simpson.

"It's in bad taste," Denise Brown told Reuters. "Yeah, he was a great defense attorney. But what about your moral obligation to children and society?"

Somewhat related: Oakland's proposal to rename Jefferson Elementary School.

Posted to Los_Angeles at January 28, 2006 02:06 PM

Comments

If you are looking for a Black to name a school after (and race was probably part of the consideration), I don't think the pickings are that slim.

Posted by: eh at January 30, 2006 03:11 AM

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