The slow disassociation of the Hays CISD from the Confederacy has gone on for almost two decades, with the last major step taken in 2015 when “Dixie” was dropped as a fight song.

In the wake of the murder of Houston native George Floyd beneath the knee of a Minneapolis police officer, there have been calls on social media for the district to go further, with some suggestion the “Rebel” be replaced as mascot.

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