The Beacon City School District is changing the name of Columbus Day on all its calendars and documents. The Beacon School Board was recently approached by a resident about concerns over Columbus Day. That one resident's concerns led the board to create a special six-person committee to figure out how the district should recognize the second Monday in October on district documents and calendars.
 
The special committee's members could not agree on a name. Public comment was split. The school board went with a compromise at Monday night's board meeting. After shooting down motions for alternative ideas, the board eventually approved changing "Columbus Day" to Indigenous Peoples' and Italian American Heritage Day."