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July 7, 2015 By Alex Vassar

Haters Gonna Haight

Last month, Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez called on the San Diego Unified School District to change the name of an elementary school named after Civil War General Robert E. Lee. In a letter, Gonzalez wrote that “Recent tragedies have revived the debate over confederate-related symbolism in our country,” and that “schools should be inclusive. If they’re named after a person, they […]

Filed Under: Constitutional Officers, Current Research, Editorial, State Assembly, Top Stories Tagged With: Henry H. Haight, Lorena Gonzalez, Robert E. Lee, Steve Glazer

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