San Angelo NAACP Head Awkwardly Claims She was Exploited

Someone always stirs the pot, then when it boils they wonder why, stand back and claim "I was misquoted".

Please someone explain to me how wasting money changing names will fix whatever wrongs are perceived here. This nonsense has to stop. There wasn't a problem with the names until 5 minutes ago. What's the issue beside making noise to get attention and skirt the real issues plaguing our city?

Yes she meant what she said. Another racialist in sheeps clothing. Fuel to the fire baby. It's coming.

She evidently has a lot of anger about some things that happened in 1949 and 1954. Who knows what the school would have been named then if Blacks had been on the board? That's not the point. The point is: are we supposed to cater to any specific group or person? While we're at it, what happens when someone becomes offended when their racial memory realizes they're driving on Jackson, or heading to Jacksonville, etc. Let's just take care of the students; let's not be needing a show of force or power in the middle of a planet combusting and our fellow citizens dying. Let's get our priorities straight right now. If this is still an issue in a few months, then I think there needs to be a scientific study: current students, former students, current faculty, former faculty, general SA population of all ethnic backgrounds. Questions: who cares? who is offended? what is the potential for damage of any type?

I am sick and tired of racists like her. She knew exactly what she was referring to. I am sick and tired of blacks alluding to white people as KKK. Send her and others of her kind to Portland where they will be welcomed. Why is she even welcomed at an SAISD event anyway, just to to stir the pot?

Gotta give Ms. Spears credit, her antics are pretty funny. And let's give full credit where credit is due - she is also a liar. And a poor one, at that.

Here she goes playing the victim...again. A true expert. My hope for her is that one day she will open her eyes and realize how unfruitful life is when you spend your time and energy blaming everyone and everything else for your perceived circumstances. It would better for her to stop resisting ownership of the consequences of her own behavior. At some point in our lives we must all come to the realization that we are the reason we have problems.

1. It seems that being a victim is the current thing. People need pity and special attention for a variety of reasons. Americans are one people, no matter ther melatonin skin content. They were a strong people that could and did accomplish miracles. That needs to come back.

2. There are no POC on the board. Have any run for that position? You don't get any on the board if they don't run for the job.

If this was on the other foot she and the rest of the NAACP would be demanding someone’s head and resignation. I’ve learned those that accuse others of being racist just because they may not agree with their opinion have a chip on their shoulder and are the true racists.

Until she resigns. The far left has learned the squeaky wheel is getting greased so we need the same thing right now. Keep pressing this issue until she’s gone and makes a real apology.

A name change for Lee Jr High is going to pacify a few. Who’s next? I attended there. I would have attended if it had been Martin Luther King Jr High or Caesar Chavez Jr High. It’s just a name. It’s not indicative of the education received. Maybe we should change the name of our town. I’m sure there is an atheist here who is offended by angels. Maybe Fuentes restaurant should change their name. There’s probably someone here that was wronged by a Hispanic person. Maybe everything should be labeled with a number. Anyone offended by numbers?

If the sheet fits, she was exploited. Sensitivity still persists!
Go and look at the cemetery and see how there was and still is discrimination there!
The sheets still run deep in this west Texas town, and unless there is dialog and conversation, nothing will change!
This current White House occupant has exploited and enraged those who were raised in bigotry!
I dare city leaders to change every street named after Civil war generals and leaders to names honoring Mexican war heroes and African leaders!

Shirley “Sheets” Spears should resign from her racist position & the SAISD needs to table these name changes until next year. There is zero evidence that these school names foster any kind of racial discrimination & the SAISD has much bigger issues it needs to deal with. This really is silly! We have a full blown racist demanding the school names be changed while she infers that all whites are part of the KKK. Shut up & go away Shirley “Sheets” Spears - we no longer want to hear anything from your disgusting mouth!

That little childhood chant would be beneficial to all the whiners of today. Being offended, or having your feelings hurt is not trauma. You will never get everyone to see things your way, so just get over it.

SAISD should use OUR tax dollars to improve it's students' education, not give into a bunch of cry babies.

I'm with not changing the names of either. I just think of them as names of schools people are the ones that are racist, not names or flags. Get over it, history can't be changed just the way people think. She is the one with bad thoughts in her mind.

San Angelo needs to get up to date,the world is changing around us and this town has changed very little since I was a kid in the 50's