The Detroit School Board has voted to change the name of the Benjamin Carson High School of Science and Medicine.
One might wonder why the school would scrub Dr. Ben Carson’s name from its title. Carson’s accomplishments are substantial. He performed the first successful separation of conjoined twins that were attached at the back of the head.
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The answer, of course, is that his political views run afoul of the worldview of the school board in Detroit.
As reported by The National Desk, calls to remove Carson as the namesake of the school began during his time working for the Trump administration.
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