Claytor, who died earlier this month, was the home-school coordinator for Longfellow and was involved in supporting education for a long time, the Connecticut Post reported. 

The name change came quickly after a petition signed by about 1,100 people was submitted by Board of Education member Kenneth Morales Jr., according to the Connecticut Post.

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