A longterm dispute on whether to remove Abraham Lincoln, George Washington and other historical figures from school names in the city because they can be loosely tied.
The district’s controversial decision first reported by the San Francisco Chronicle in October aims to dump the names of presidents and war heroes with ties to racism or oppression. A vote is set for April 19.
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The renaming process was led by a committee created in 2018 to study the names of schools amid a national reckoning on race that followed the deadly white supremist rally in Charlottesville, Va.
Schools set to be renamed include Abraham Lincoln High School, George Washington High School, Dianne Feinstein Elementary, Roosevelt Middle School, Jefferson Elementary and Alamo Elementary.
While Washington and Thomas Jefferson were chosen because they were slave-owners, Lincoln, most known for leading the U.S. to defeat the Confederacy and enacting measures to abolish slavery, was recommended due to his reported treatment of Native Americans.