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Edinburg residents renew calls to rename Robert E. Lee Elementary after five-year delay
Summary
A string of public commenters urged the Edinburg CISD Board of Trustees to complete a renaming process voters initiated in 2020, saying the district’s inaction sends the wrong message to students and the community.
Dozens of community members asked the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees on April 4 to complete a renaming of Robert E. Lee Elementary that voters approved in a 2020 process, saying the school’s Confederate namesake sends an exclusionary message to students.
Speakers framed the issue as both a broken promise and a matter of equity for students. “I humbly ask that you take this article home with you and read it after the meeting,” said Margarita Gonzales, who identified herself as an Edinburg resident and attendee, noting community outreach and roughly 300 emails to the board. “I ask that, after you read this article, you take some time to speak with each other about the behavior and the message that…
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