SAN ANTONIO – On Monday, the Northeast ISD school board renamed Robert E. Lee High School to Legacy of Educational Excellence High School -- to be referred to in short as LEE High School.
The noticeably similar change from Lee High School to LEE High School drew responses from many.
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Board member Wheat asking if keeping acronym is only to appease the angry crowd- suggested Liberty HS if they want to keep L
— Patty Santos (@PattySantv) October 9, 2017
The school board, however, said it was a cost-conscious solution to the issue.
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“Depending on the new name, the cost to the district could be extensive,” NEISD school board president Shannon Grona said. “The marquee, signs around campus, the end zone, all of the athletic uniforms, dance, cheer and band uniforms, etc. As a trustee, it is our responsibility to be fiscally responsible. We can minimize the number of things that need to be changed at the school.”
Grona suggests: legacy of educational excellence LEE to help w cost of change
— Patty Santos (@PattySantv) October 9, 2017
It wasn't long before Facebook users remarked on the ironic name change.
See what people had to say about the name change:
BREAKING NEWS: NEISD approved a new name for Robert E. Lee High School... And it sounds kind of familiar.
Posted by KSAT 12 & KSAT.com on Monday, October 9, 2017
BREAKING NEWS: NEISD approved a new name for Robert E. Lee High School... And it sounds kind of familiar.
Posted by KSAT 12 & KSAT.com on Monday, October 9, 2017
BREAKING NEWS: NEISD approved a new name for Robert E. Lee High School... And it sounds kind of familiar.
Posted by KSAT 12 & KSAT.com on Monday, October 9, 2017
BREAKING NEWS: NEISD approved a new name for Robert E. Lee High School... And it sounds kind of familiar.
Posted by KSAT 12 & KSAT.com on Monday, October 9, 2017
BREAKING NEWS: NEISD approved a new name for Robert E. Lee High School... And it sounds kind of familiar.
Posted by KSAT 12 & KSAT.com on Monday, October 9, 2017
BREAKING NEWS: NEISD approved a new name for Robert E. Lee High School... And it sounds kind of familiar.
Posted by KSAT 12 & KSAT.com on Monday, October 9, 2017
BREAKING NEWS: NEISD approved a new name for Robert E. Lee High School... And it sounds kind of familiar.
Posted by KSAT 12 & KSAT.com on Monday, October 9, 2017
BREAKING NEWS: NEISD approved a new name for Robert E. Lee High School... And it sounds kind of familiar.
Posted by KSAT 12 & KSAT.com on Monday, October 9, 2017
BREAKING NEWS: NEISD approved a new name for Robert E. Lee High School... And it sounds kind of familiar.
Posted by KSAT 12 & KSAT.com on Monday, October 9, 2017
BREAKING NEWS: NEISD approved a new name for Robert E. Lee High School... And it sounds kind of familiar.
Posted by KSAT 12 & KSAT.com on Monday, October 9, 2017
BREAKING NEWS: NEISD approved a new name for Robert E. Lee High School... And it sounds kind of familiar.
Posted by KSAT 12 & KSAT.com on Monday, October 9, 2017
BREAKING NEWS: NEISD approved a new name for Robert E. Lee High School... And it sounds kind of familiar.
Posted by KSAT 12 & KSAT.com on Monday, October 9, 2017
BREAKING NEWS: NEISD approved a new name for Robert E. Lee High School... And it sounds kind of familiar.
Posted by KSAT 12 & KSAT.com on Monday, October 9, 2017
BREAKING NEWS: NEISD approved a new name for Robert E. Lee High School... And it sounds kind of familiar.
Posted by KSAT 12 & KSAT.com on Monday, October 9, 2017
BREAKING NEWS: NEISD approved a new name for Robert E. Lee High School... And it sounds kind of familiar.
Posted by KSAT 12 & KSAT.com on Monday, October 9, 2017
BREAKING NEWS: NEISD approved a new name for Robert E. Lee High School... And it sounds kind of familiar.
Posted by KSAT 12 & KSAT.com on Monday, October 9, 2017
BREAKING NEWS: NEISD approved a new name for Robert E. Lee High School... And it sounds kind of familiar.
Posted by KSAT 12 & KSAT.com on Monday, October 9, 2017
BREAKING NEWS: NEISD approved a new name for Robert E. Lee High School... And it sounds kind of familiar.
Posted by KSAT 12 & KSAT.com on Monday, October 9, 2017