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Midland ISD votes 4-3 in favor of changing Legacy High School to Lee High, reversing course five years later

Legacy High School and Legacy Freshman are returning to Lee High School and Lee Freshman School; the Midland Independent ...
The Texas Tribune on MSN6d

Five years after shedding Confederate moniker, a West Texas high school may be Lee High again

The Midland school district rebranded Robert E. Lee High as Legacy High in 2020, part of a nationwide trend to distance ...
Midland Reporter-Telegram on MSN4d

Breaking News: Midland ISD trustees vote to rename Legacy as Lee

It’s a close reversion back to the original Robert E. Lee High School, which opened in 1961 as a whites-only, segregated ...
Tyler Morning Telegraph3d

Midland ISD renames Legacy back to Lee

After more than three-hour-long public forum period, the Midland ISD board of trustees on Tuesday night voted by a narrow margin to rename Legacy senior and freshman high schools to the ...

Texas high school changing its name back to Midland Lee from Midland Legacy

Midland ISD became the first district in Texas to revert back to a Confederate-linked school name change late Tuesday, voting 4-3 to restore Midland Legacy High School back to Midland Lee five years ...
Midland Reporter-Telegram on MSN3d

Midland ISD passes Lee renaming with narrow vote at divided meeting

Midland ISD trustees approved renaming Legacy High to Midland Lee after a tense meeting, highlighting deep community division ...