Robert E. Lee Elementary School (Austin, Texas)

The Robert E. Lee Elementary School is an Elementary School in Austin, Texas, named after the confederate General Robert E. Lee. It is currently considering a name change in response to criticism in response to its controversial name, which honors the military leader of the defeated Secessionist Confederate States of America.[1][2] Two of the most popular nominees thus far are the Donald J. Trump Elementary, and as a close runner-up, the Adolf Hitler School for Friendship and Tolerance.[3][4][5][6] The School has reputedly already publicly ruled out Donald J. Trump Elementary from consideration, but the board has not yet commented on the Adolf Hitler School for Friendship and Tolerance proposal.[7][8][9]

The school opened in 1939.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Sentinel, Orlando. "School named after Robert E. Lee gets awkward renaming suggestions". OrlandoSentinel.com. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
  2. ↑ "This school is looking to change its name and some of the nominations are totally absurd". Rare. 2016-04-25. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
  3. ↑ "Classes begin at "The Adolf Hitler School for Friendship & Tolerance"". US105. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
  4. ↑ http://www.washingtontimes.com, The Washington Times. "‘Donald J. Trump Elementary’ gets most votes as Texas grade school readies for name change". The Washingtion Times. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
  5. ↑ "The Jerusalem Post". m.jpost.com. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
  6. ↑ "Trump And Hitler Among Names Suggested For Texas Elementary School". The Huffington Post. 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
  7. ↑ "Texas School District Rules Out Re-Naming Elementary School For Trump". The Daily Caller. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
  8. ↑ Chan, Melissa. "Texas District’s Call for New School Name Goes Terribly Wrong". TIME.com. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
  9. ↑ "Donald Trump, Hitler among suggested new names for Texas school". NY Daily News. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
  10. ↑ https://www.austinisd.org/schools/lee


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