December 16th 7pm: Robert E. Lee Elementary School Public Hearing on Potential Renaming (POSTPONED)

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UPDATE: Due to bad weather this public hearing has been postponed to January 6, 2021 at 7pm.

On December 16th, the Spotsylvania School Board will hold a public hearing on the potential renaming of Robert E. Lee Elementary School located on Brock road in the Berkeley District. Previously, the School Board held a forum that included 21 individuals (7 School Board members invited two speakers each) to express their views on the potential renaming. Of the 14 individuals selected 2 expressed support of keeping the current Robert E. Lee name.

Several Free Lance-Star articles are linked below

Spotsylvania School Board gets public input on changing name of Robert E. Lee Elementary

Spotsylvania School Board to gather input on whether to change name of Robert E. Lee Elementary

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