On August 12, Midland ISD’s Board of Trustees voted 4-3 to reverse a 2020 decision thereby changing the name of Midland Legacy High School back to Midland Lee High School. Apparently they are dropping “Robert E.” from the official name. Matt Friez, a Midland ISD trustee, said at the meeting Confederate names had outgrown their controversy, and that removing confederate statues and place names was an attack on the “country’s heritage.” Friez did not identify what heritage in particular he was referring to. What Heritage? “Heritage” or “defending our heritage” or “our country’s heritage” is a phrase often used to…
Author: Jon Mark Hogg
Jon Mark Hogg
Publisher and Editor of The Concho Observer - San Angelo's News Magazine
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