Tyler ISD board votes to change the names of Robert E. Lee, John Tyler
Tyler ISD will change the names.
The Tyler Independent School District Board of trustees voted 7-0 to move forward with changing the names of both Robert E. Lee and John Tyler high schools.
For more than an hour as community members filed in one-by-one to make their case, the chants of protests from outside the meeting could be heard as residents eagerly awaited a decision during a special called meeting on Thursday. The marathon meeting began at 6 p.m. and lasted about three and a half hours.
Board member Artis Newsome made the motion for the vote, which was quickly seconded by Aaron Martinez and approved by the board.
On Monday, the board will finalize board policy revisions that will define how buildings can be named and the process for soliciting public input.
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