Vestavia Hills City Schools serve 6,762 students and employ 765 faculty and staff.
'[5] By early July 2015, some Vestavia Hills residents wrote an op-ed in The Birmingham News calling on the school board to change its name.
[6] By the middle of July 2015, comedian John Oliver made fun of the claim that it was "heritage, not hate" on national television.
[...] And saying that the image of a plantation owner is not used in a racist way is a bit like arguing the Hitachi magic wand is only used as a back massager.
"[7] The Vestavia Hills School System decided to keep the Rebels name but initiate a "rebranding" process.