I'm Mami Tomoe

The school is named after a Confederate general who not only fought to preserve the enslavement of human beings but fought against the United States. We often forget that the Confederacy was doing an act of treason, an act of betrayal. Therefore, in no way is the naming of the school "patriotic". Robert E. Lee owned slaves himself and fought greatly to keep them, and had he won, the owning, selling, raping, and lynching of black people would of prevailed. Such a thing should not be honored. In the wake of the Charleston shooting, where a racist man shot up a black church, people have called for the removal of the confederate flag which still flies on the South Carolina capitol grounds. Even though Lee high school has long removed the confederate flag from flying, the confederate flag still remains paved into the ground of Lee high school. This flag represents decades of hate and racism. So any affiliation to do with Robert E. Lee and confederacy should be removed as well. Although we can not erase our past, we must not celebrate parts of our past that were most treacherous, and continuing to let the Robert E. Lee name live on is doing just that. This school is far overdue for a name change. This is not the only time a school has been changed. The Jefferson Davis middle school, now know as Stonewall Jackson Davis, was changed because many believe it condoned slavery, like the naming of Robert E. Lee. By only changing the first name of the school, it was easier to leave the school name as it was. So it was thought the best replacement for Robert E. Lee would be someone like George W. Lee, a civil rights activist. The NEISD spokesman woman said they have refused to consider changing the name because of "no complaints". Please sign and help try to make a change to this name. The confederate flag that is paved into the school's courtyard can be seen above.