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Robert E. Lee High School In Virginia To Be Renamed After Rep. John Lewis

"Confederate values are ones that do not align with our community."

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Robert E. Lee High School In Virginia To Be Renamed After Rep. John Lewis
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The school board of Fairfax County, Virginia, voted on Thursday to rename Robert E. Lee High School after the late Rep. John Lewis (D-GA), effective this fall.

The high school, which despite the name change will remain in the Lee School District, said the motion was decided on after taking input from the public for a month.

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