Roswell school board tables proposed survey on renaming Nancy Lopez Elementary after hours of public comment

The Roswell Independent School District Board of Education voted to table indefinitely a proposal to distribute a community survey on a possible name change for Nancy Lopez Elementary School after an extended public comment period during which dozens of residents urged the board not to remove the school’s name.

Hundreds of parents, former board members, teachers and community members spoke during the public comment segment, saying the name honors Nancy Lopez, a Roswell native and internationally recognized professional golfer. Speakers described Lopez as a role model for students, cited the school’s historical ties to the neighborhood and urged the board to preserve the name. Diane Taylor, a former school board member, recounted the 1991 naming effort and said the choice reflected community support. Several speakers said the school’s student…