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[quote=Anonymous]NP here:
1) When I first moved to Arlington, I was surprised how many things were named after Confederates. As a person of color, I am not comfortable sending my kids to a school with Lee attached to the name. I welcome a name change.

2) I don't really see it as erasing history, as it's not a zero-sum game. Lincoln and Congress decided not to punish Confederates as harshly as they could have so that the nation could heal. Instead, places in the South venerated those leaders and made shrines to them. Naming a high school Washington-Lee suggests that Lee should be ranked with a founding father and signals to people of color that we're not really welcome. Times have changed.

3) At the county fair, there was a table for raising money to keep the name. The looks on the women working that table when I stopped to read their signs told me all I need to know about some of the people who support keeping the name.

4) I offer up the name of Washington-Lincoln Hayes (Mod Squad). Hopefully, that will at least make some people smile. [/quote]

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