8/21/17 Tyler ISD Board Meeting by Chelsea Purgahn and Sarah Miller
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Dr. Dan Crawford, principal of Robert E. Lee High School, second from left, chats with attendees during a Tyler ISD board meeting in Tyler, Texas, on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. Residents came to discuss changing the name of Robert E. Lee High School, with the discussion being fueled by protests across the nation regarding Confederate monuments. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
People nearly fill all of the seats at the Tyler ISD board meeting in Tyler, Texas, on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. Residents came to discuss changing the name of Robert E. Lee High School, with the discussion being fueled by protests across the nation regarding Confederate monuments. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Ron Gleason speaks during a Tyler ISD board meeting in Tyler, Texas, on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. Residents came to discuss changing the name of Robert E. Lee High School, with the discussion being fueled by protests across the nation regarding Confederate monuments. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
The crowd at the Tyler ISD board meeting in Tyler, Texas, on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. Residents came to discuss changing the name of Robert E. Lee High School, with the discussion being fueled by protests across the nation regarding Confederate monuments. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
People listen as a woman speaks during a Tyler ISD board meeting in Tyler, Texas, on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. Residents came to discuss changing the name of Robert E. Lee High School, with the discussion being fueled by protests across the nation regarding Confederate monuments. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
People listen during a Tyler ISD board meeting in Tyler, Texas, on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. Residents came to discuss changing the name of Robert E. Lee High School, with the discussion being fueled by protests across the nation regarding Confederate monuments. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
A woman speaks during a Tyler ISD board meeting in Tyler, Texas, on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. Residents came to discuss changing the name of Robert E. Lee High School, with the discussion being fueled by protests across the nation regarding Confederate monuments. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Rev. M.K. Mast speaks and was the last Tyler resident to speak after nearly an hour and a half of public comment during a Tyler ISD board meeting in Tyler, Texas, on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. Residents came to discuss changing the name of Robert E. Lee High School, with the discussion being fueled by protests across the nation regarding Confederate monuments. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Carl Jones listens during a Tyler ISD board meeting in Tyler, Texas, on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. Residents came to discuss changing the name of Robert E. Lee High School, with the discussion being fueled by protests across the nation regarding Confederate monuments. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Nick Pesina speaks during a Tyler ISD board meeting in Tyler, Texas, on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. Residents came to discuss changing the name of Robert E. Lee High School, with the discussion being fueled by protests across the nation regarding Confederate monuments. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
DG Montalvo speaks during a Tyler ISD board meeting in Tyler, Texas, on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. Residents came to discuss changing the name of Robert E. Lee High School, with the discussion being fueled by protests across the nation regarding Confederate monuments. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Delia Gray speaks during a Tyler ISD board meeting in Tyler, Texas, on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. Residents came to discuss changing the name of Robert E. Lee High School, with the discussion being fueled by protests across the nation regarding Confederate monuments. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
A man speaks during a Tyler ISD board meeting in Tyler, Texas, on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. Residents came to discuss changing the name of Robert E. Lee High School, with the discussion being fueled by protests across the nation regarding Confederate monuments. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
People listen during a Tyler ISD board meeting in Tyler, Texas, on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. Residents came to discuss changing the name of Robert E. Lee High School, with the discussion being fueled by protests across the nation regarding Confederate monuments. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
A Robert E. Lee High School alum speaks during a Tyler ISD board meeting in Tyler, Texas, on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. Residents came to discuss changing the name of Robert E. Lee High School, with the discussion being fueled by protests across the nation regarding Confederate monuments. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Board members R. Wade Washmon and Aaron Martinez listen during a Tyler ISD board meeting in Tyler, Texas, on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. Residents came to discuss changing the name of Robert E. Lee High School, with the discussion being fueled by protests across the nation regarding Confederate monuments. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)