By Jon Sullivan
Mar 3, 2021
The Goose Creek school board says the name of Robert E. Lee High School in Baytown will not be changed.
PHOTO: Goose Creek ISD
A committee recommended keeping the name after a community survey indicated an overwhelming majority of respondents didn t want the name altered.
The decision was announced during a virtual board meeting Tuesday night.
Last year, many Texas school districts considered changing school names associated with the Confederacy and segregation. A statement from District Superintendent Dr. Randal O Brien said, I humbly ask Goose Creek CISD community to continue to put your trust in an administration that has worked very hard to ensure a fair and objective process free from outside influence and political pressure.
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Goose Creek CISD committee recommends keeping name of Robert E. Lee school
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Kevin Craven speaks at the Goose Creek CISD s board meeting Monday, March 1, 2021 in Baytown. Members of a committee tasked with studying whether to change the name of Robert E. Lee High School will presented their recommendations to Goose Creek CISD s board on Monday. The district s high school is one of only three campuses in Texas still named after Lee, and the debate surrounding the potential name change has exposed a chasm in the community.Melissa Phillip, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Valeria Tijerina Gil leaves after speaking at the Goose Creek CISD s board meeting Monday, March 1, 2021 in Baytown. Members of a committee tasked with studying whether to change the name of Robert E. Lee High School will presented their recommendations to Goose Creek CISD s board on Monday. The district s high school is one of only three campuses in Texas sti
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