San Francisco school board to REVERSE decision to strip names of Lincoln, Washington and Jefferson from school buildings after being ridiculed for labeling them racist
The San Francisco Board of Education is poised to reverse its decision to rename 44 schools named after historical figures it claimed were racist or sexist
The school board faced multiple lawsuits over its decision - including from City Hall - and was mocked for trying to cancel revered historical figures
The lack of focus on reopening schools - which have been closed since March due to the coronavirus - was slammed as comically out of touch
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Woke San Francisco school board president, 30, defends plan to rename schools which honor racist leaders despite basing decisions on INCORRECT Wikipedia articles
San Francisco school board president Gabriela López has pushed back at claims that schools being renamed in the district were selected in a haphazard way
The board voted last month to rename 44 schools that currently honor historical leaders who have since been branded by activists as racist
The list includes Presidents Abraham Lincoln and George Washington
Residents and historians were angered after it emerged that some of the names were selected on inaccurate information
It came after the renaming committee refused to consult historians
27 Jan 2021
Schools in San Francisco, California, will be stripped of names honoring famous American leaders deemed unworthy because of a connection to slavery or other unsavory ties, including Presidents George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson.
John Muir, Francis Scott Key, and Catholic Priest Junipero Serra are also on the list.
In all, 44 school will be renamed, even as critics of the decision cite the committee tasked with picking the schools did not receive enough input from historians and a lack knowledge about the current school names.
“In one instance, the committee didn’t know whether Roosevelt Middle School was named after Theodore or Franklin Delano,” the
Washington and Lincoln are out. S.F. school board tosses 44 school names in controversial move
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1of3Abraham Lincoln High School, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, in San Francisco, Calif. The S.F. school board voted on renaming 44 schools on Tuesday evening.Santiago Mejia / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
2of3Abraham Lincoln High School, located at 2162 24th Ave., remains closed due to the coronavirus pandemic on Tuesday, December 8, 2020, in San Francisco, Calif. Lincoln High School is one of the educational institutions subject to a name change under a proposal by a committee in San Francisco.Yalonda M. James/The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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George Washington High School Eagle marching band head up the stairs to do the musical prelude to Mayor London Breed?•s inauguration at city hall on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020, in San Francisco, Calif.Liz Hafalia / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less