School for Short Bus Kids Renamed "Barack Obama Academy"

At least in this instance, it's a school for the right type of student.

The Oakland Unified School District's Board of Education passed a resolution at its meeting Wednesday night to become one of the nation's first districts to name a school after the country's new president.

Students and administrators from Alternative Learning Community came to the meeting to speak in favor of changing the school's name to Barack Obama Academy, according to district spokesman Troy Flint, who said the board passed the resolution unanimously.

The academy is the nation's first middle school named after Obama. An elementary school in Hempstead, N.Y., has also been named after the president.

The Oakland school, located at 9736 Lawlor St., was founded in 2007 to help students who have struggled in mainstream educational environments.