Robert E. Lee High School (Fairfax County, Virginia)
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 Robert E. Lee High School
Robert E. Lee High School
Robert E. Lee High School
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6540 Franconia Road Springfield, Virginia 22150 |
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| School type | Public, high school |
| Founded | 1958 |
| School district | Fairfax County Public Schools |
| Principal | Deirdre Lavery |
| Staff | 198 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 2132 (2013–2014) |
| Language | English |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Blue and Gold ██ |
| Mascot | Lancer |
| Feeder schools | Key Middle School |
| Rival schools | T.C. Williams High School |
| Athletic conferences |
Patriot District Northern Region |
| Website | http://www.fcps.edu/LeeHS |
Coordinates: 38°46′43.7″N 77°10′11.54″W / 38.778806°N 77.1698722°W
Robert E. Lee High School (Lee High School) opened in 1958 and is located in Springfield, Virginia. The school is part of the Fairfax County Public Schools system, and it is named after Robert E. Lee, the general of the Confederate troops in the American Civil War. The school mascot is the Lancer.
At the time the school opened, the Fairfax County school board was opposing racial integration (need citation - school records and government records do not support this assertion) of its schools and the name reflected the school board's sentiments. (This is an un-sourced claim)
According to the above unsourced and controversial footnote: "In Fairfax County,.... they defiantly named their next two high schools after Confederate army generals—J.E.B. Stuart and Robert E. Lee." In the School Board meeting minutes of 5/20/1958, Lee High School was simply named "Lee" for the Lee district. The battle for the school name began on Dec 7th 1954, three years before construction had started and three and a half years before the school was opened and numerous articles spoke to the acrimony in the communities of Franconia and Springfield who both wanted to claim the school name for their community. .
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