It appears the age-old celebration of Christopher Columbus is changing. Schools are presenting a more balanced view of the explorer by noting "...the suffering of indigenous populations" that resulted from European contact. Many school districts are not observing his holiday at all. Many are not using the word "discovery" when covering Columbus as there were peoples already here when he arrived. Some schools emphasis the "Columbian Exchange" with wealth going to Europe and disease coming to the Americas. One elementary school in PA put Columbus on trial and found him guilty of "...misrepresenting the crown and thievery".
(Source: "Schools take more nuanced approach to story of Columbus" by Christine Armario of the AP. In The Virginian Pilot on 10/12/090
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