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struggle4progress

(118,338 posts) Fri Apr 15, 2016, 03:27 PM Apr 2016

Final chance to submit new name for Robert E. Lee Elementary (TX)

By: Nick Spinetto
POSTED:APR 15 2016 07:57AM CDT
UPDATED:APR 15 2016 07:57AM CDT

It’s your last chance to submit a new name for Robert E. Lee Elementary <in Austin>. The school is being renamed after parents complained it shouldn’t be named after the Confederate general ...

http://www.fox7austin.com/news/local-news/123104323-story

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Final chance to submit new name for Robert E. Lee Elementary (TX) (Original Post) struggle4progress Apr 2016 OP

abraham lincon el? MLK Jr. el? msongs Apr 2016 #1

I went to PS 39. But it was torn down and the name is available! immoderate Apr 2016 #2

! struggle4progress Apr 2016 #3

Schooly McSchoolPants nt Dr Hobbitstein Apr 2016 #4

Dorothy Ann Willis Richards Elementary School Fritz Walter Apr 2016 #5

Cue the Texas bashers in 3-2-1... callous taoboy Apr 2016 #6

Yeah, they hang out with the south bashers. cwydro Apr 2016 #11

Thanks for this. Jane Austin Apr 2016 #7

Spongebob Squarepants Elementary Initech Apr 2016 #8

Butch Hancock - Texan, musician. Tierra_y_Libertad Apr 2016 #9

Schooly McSchoolface unapatriciated Apr 2016 #10

msongs

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1. abraham lincon el? MLK Jr. el?

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Fri Apr 15, 2016, 03:30 PM

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immoderate

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2. I went to PS 39. But it was torn down and the name is available!

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Fri Apr 15, 2016, 03:37 PM

Apr 2016

--imm

struggle4progress

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3. !

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Fri Apr 15, 2016, 03:39 PM

Apr 2016

Dr Hobbitstein

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4. Schooly McSchoolPants nt

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Fri Apr 15, 2016, 03:42 PM

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Fritz Walter

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5. Dorothy Ann Willis Richards Elementary School

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Fri Apr 15, 2016, 03:42 PM

Apr 2016

Has a nice ring to it, doesn't it?

A Democrat, who was the 45th Governor of Texas.

That state has gone to hell in a handcart ever since Shrub -- with help from Poppy Bush and others -- defeated her.

From what I read and hear, Austin is a progressive oasis in that state, and it would be fitting to not only name it after a Democrat, but also a woman.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Richards

callous taoboy

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6. Cue the Texas bashers in 3-2-1...

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Fri Apr 15, 2016, 03:47 PM

Apr 2016

Did you know that all teachers in Texas, myself included I suppose, are fools? This according to some so-called progressive posters here.

cwydro

(51,308 posts)

11. Yeah, they hang out with the south bashers.

Reply to callous taoboy (Reply #6)

Fri Apr 15, 2016, 03:57 PM

Apr 2016

Surprised they've not shown up yet actually.

Jane Austin

(9,199 posts)

7. Thanks for this.

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Fri Apr 15, 2016, 03:49 PM

Apr 2016

I submitted Doris Lopes Elementary.

She was a fabulous principal there. The best I've ever seen.

Thanks for the reminder.

Initech

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8. Spongebob Squarepants Elementary

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Fri Apr 15, 2016, 03:50 PM

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Tierra_y_Libertad

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9. Butch Hancock - Texan, musician.

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Fri Apr 15, 2016, 03:54 PM

Apr 2016

"Life in Lubbock, Texas, taught me two things: One is that God loves you and you're going to burn in hell. The other is that sex is the most awful, filthy thing on earth and you should save it for someone you love." - Butch Hancock

unapatriciated

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10. Schooly McSchoolface

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Fri Apr 15, 2016, 03:56 PM

Apr 2016

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