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→Robert E. Lee High School in Baton Rouge
===Robert E. Lee High School in Baton Rouge===
===Robert E. Lee High School in Baton Rouge===
Robert E. Lee High School in Baton Rouge was also renamed Lee High School in 2016, without the full name "Robert E. Lee." Then on June 18, 2020, the politically correct East Baton Rouge Parish School Board appointed a committee to develop an alternative name for Lee High School. Connie Bernard, a Republican member of the school board for District 8, at first defended the name of General Lee and urged his critics to study the totality of Lee's career. However, Bernard quickly reversed course and pledged to work for racial reconciliation: “I condemn racial injustice in any form. I promise to be part of the solution and to listen to the concerns of all members of our community. I stand with you, in love and respect. … I agree with (New Orleans Saints football player) Drew Brees when he said, ‘We have a long way to go…. We can do better. We are all part of the solution.’ I promise I will be part of the solution.”<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/education/article_50df7e4c-b27f-11ea-b969-5b0376f4116f.html|title=Baton Rouge school board member apologizes for comments defending General Robert E. Lee|author=Charles Lussier|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=June 19, 2020|accessdate=June 20, 2020}}</ref>
Robert E. Lee High School in Baton Rouge was also renamed Lee High School in 2016, without the full name "Robert E. Lee." Then on June 18, 2020, the politically correct East Baton Rouge Parish School Board appointed a committee to develop an alternative name for Lee High School. [[Connie Bernard]], a Republican member of the school board for District 8, at first defended the name of General Lee and urged his critics to study the totality of Lee's career. However, Bernard quickly reversed course and pledged to work for racial reconciliation: “I condemn racial injustice in any form. I promise to be part of the solution and to listen to the concerns of all members of our community. I stand with you, in love and respect. … I agree with (New Orleans Saints football player) Drew Brees when he said, ‘We have a long way to go…. We can do better. We are all part of the solution.’ I promise I will be part of the solution.”<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/education/article_50df7e4c-b27f-11ea-b969-5b0376f4116f.html|title=Baton Rouge school board member apologizes for comments defending General Robert E. Lee|author=Charles Lussier|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=June 19, 2020|accessdate=June 20, 2020}}</ref>
In 2018, another [[Robert E. Lee High School]] in [[San Antonio]], [[Texas]], was renamed "L.E.E. High Schoo" (meaning "Legacy of Educational Excellence") by the politically correct trustees of the North East Independent School District.
In 2018, another [[Robert E. Lee High School]] in [[San Antonio]], [[Texas]], was renamed "L.E.E. High Schoo" (meaning "Legacy of Educational Excellence") by the politically correct trustees of the North East Independent School District.