WASHINGTON-LEE HIGH PARENTS AND ALUMNI RESPOND TO NAME CHANGE:

• INTERVIEW — DEAN FLEMING – VP of the Washington Lee Alumni Association
• INTERVIEW — JENNIFER LAM – parent whose daughter goes to Washington Lee High School
• INTERVIEW — TONI DELANCEY – is a parent of 4 children in Arlington Public Schools and member of the Arlington She opposes the school board’s decision to rename Washington-Lee High School and encourages people to go to the court hearing on Wednesday.
• COURT HEARING ON WEDNESDAY: A hearing – December 19 at 10am. Arlington Civil Court, 1425 N Courthouse Rd, Suite 2400, 2nd Floor Arlington, VA 22201
• SCHOOL BOARD MEETING ON THURSDAY: A School Board meeting December 20 at 6:30 pm at the Syphax bldg (here community members will speak out about their lack of support for the name change) 2110 Washington Blvd, 2nd Floor, Arlington VA 22204
• Washington-Lee HS in Virginia may soon be renamed Washington-Loving despite lawsuit. (WUSA9) — Just as a lawsuit over the matter heads to court, members of a committee charged with choosing a new name are speaking out saying that the process up to now was a sham. ARLINGTON, Va. — The fight over changing the name of Washington-Lee High School is picking up steam. Just as a lawsuit over the matter heads to court, members of a committee charged with choosing a new name are speaking out saying that the process up to now was a sham. “The process was very unfair,” said Julie Crull, an alum of Washington-Lee High School, named after two generals, George Washington and Robert E. Lee. The Arlington County School Board voted last summer to ditch the name Robert E. Lee because he led the Confederacy in its fight to keep slavery legal. A lawsuit by two students and alums who want to keep the name heads to court this Wednesday. Despite the lawsuit, the name change appears to be moving forward. On Thursday, the renaming committee will present its recommendations to the Arlington School Board. The two recommendations are Washington- Loving and as a backup, Washington-Liberty. The Arlington School Board is scheduled to officially chose the new name for Washington-Lee High School on January 10th.

7am – B/C     INTERVIEW – PATRICE KELLY – a mother who was on the RENAMING COMMITTEE and quit after realizing that the leadership of the committee didn’t actually care to hear what the community wanted.