Grand Prairie ISD weighs name of Robert E. Lee Elementary

The school is one of several in Texas that honors the Confederate general.

BySept. 28, 2017, 6:30 a.m. CentralUpdated Sept. 28, 2017, 6:30 a.m. Central

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Grand Prairie ISD weighs name of Robert E. Lee Elementary

by , The Texas Tribune
September 28, 2017

<h1>Grand Prairie ISD weighs name of Robert E. Lee Elementary</h1>
<p class="byline">by , The Texas Tribune <br />September 28, 2017</p>
<p>Amid heightened national conversation on Confederate monuments and relics, the Grand Prairie Independent School District will <a href="https://www.dallasnews.com/news/grand-prairie/2017/09/25/grand-prairie-isd-consider-renaming-robert-e-lee-elementary">consider renaming</a> Robert E. Lee Elementary. (Dallas Morning News)</p>
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Grand Prairie ISD weighs name of Robert E. Lee Elementary

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Amid heightened national conversation on Confederate monuments and relics, the Grand Prairie Independent School District will consider renaming Robert E. Lee Elementary. (Dallas Morning News)

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