EPISD seeks your help in re-naming Robert E. Lee Elementary School

EL PASO, Texas -- The El Paso Independent School District wants your help in re-naming Robert E. Lee Elementary School in northeast El Paso.

The EPISD Board of Trustees voted last week to rename the school, which is named after the top Confederate general in the Civil War.

Members of the public can submit a school-name nomination by emailing info@episd.org.

"The board's decision to move away from the Robert E. Lee name provides EPISD with an opportunity to give the school a name that honors and celebrates the school it serves," said Superintendent Juan Cabrera. "The district welcomes this chance to rectify the hurtful practices school boards decades ago used to name campuses. We know the community will come up with a name that better represents the values of El Paso today."

District policy states that name suggestions will be considered using the following guidelines:

*A school may be named after an individual who has made exceptional contributions to public education, preferably to the district or society.

*The individual must represent exemplary human qualities or serve as a model of excellence for students who will attend the school.

*The individual shall not be an employee at the time of consideration or selection of the name.

*Diversity shall be given consideration in selecting a school name.

*Names of geographic areas, landmarks and academic-educational functions may also be considered.

To download a school naming application form, click here.