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I don't understand what you're saying.  [b]Arlington isn't proud to send their students to a Confederate named school[/b], but they are too lazy to do anything about it?  Sorry about not knowing Rosslyn and Court House go to Yorktown.  Quite frankly, we thought that area was so ugly compared to Bethesda we didn't spend time looking there, just further out toward Clarendon.  Yes, we are happy with Bethesda schools so far.  Stop being such a "rhymes-with-witch" for Pete's sake.  [/quote]

You are wrong. An open minded community like Arlington has no desire to "butter over" its history.

The Arlington House is the National Memorial to Robert E. Lee and his statue is in the US Capitol. Lee transcends most other Confederate figures because of the work he did after the Civil War to reconcile the South and the North. He held himself with dignity and became a national hero. There are public schools named after Lee in many states not in the South, such as in California. In 1975 President Ford wrote, "General Lee's character has been an example to succeeding generations, making the restoration of his citizenship an event in which every American can take pride." Due to a clerical error his citizenship was not restored during his lifetime.

Lastly, Arlington County was named in honor of Robert E. Lee. You can read about it in old issues of the Arlington Historical Society Magazine. Washington and Lee, are arguably the two most famous Northern Virginians and they make a great name for one of the state's oldest public schools. [/quote]

Until today, I've never heard anyone complain about the school's name. Lee's profile is on the school's official seal. [/quote]

Robert E Lee is also a HS in Fairfax County.[/quote]

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