A 2019 op-ed in school newspaper The Burke Beat and a June 2020 petition both called for the school to change its name. Alternative namesakes were suggested, including Lucinda Gamble, Omaha Public Schools' first African American teacher.
A 2019 op-ed in school newspaper "The Burke Beat" and a petition circulated in June 2020 both called for the school to change its name.  Alternative namesakes were suggested, including Lucinda Gamble, the first African American teacher employed by Omaha Public Schools.