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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