The school’s current name came into question due to Jay’s views on Chinese people during his tenure as school board chair from 1907-34.
The Greater Victoria School District and representatives of the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations are working on a process for naming protocols at schools, with the new name to come out of that effort.
Songhees councillor Karen Dick-Tunkara said the two First Nations, together known as the Lekwungen People, are looking forward to participating in the renaming. Esquimalt Chief Robert Thomas said renaming the school is an important step in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s calls to action to preserve and revitalize Indigenous languages, which he called “the foundation of our culture.”
In 2020, the school district formed a committee to review the school’s name in response to public consultation that showed community interest in making a change.
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