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