Fairbanks school to change controversial name

A North Pole school will get a new name. The Fairbanks North Star Borough School District Board of education approved a measure Tuesday night to rename Badger Road Elementary. The road and the school are named after a North Pole area pioneer who pleaded guilty to child rape a century ago. Members of the community claim, however, that the name has long since transcended any connection to the man.
Badger Road Elementary School
(Photo by Robyne, KUAC – Fairbanks)Local farmer Harry Badger