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The board cited the need to avoid “distraction” and costly litigation but vowed to revive the school renaming process after in-person classes are available to all public school students.
The San Francisco Board of Education voted to rescind its prior decision to rename 44 public schools during a virtual meeting on April 6, 2021. (Screenshot)
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) The San Francisco school board on Tuesday rescinded its prior vote to rename 44 public schools as it faces litigation claiming it used a flawed and unfair process to push through the changes.
In a 6-0 vote, the board approved a resolution undoing its Jan. 26 decision to redub schools named after George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and others perceived to have played a role in slavery, genocide, colonial conquest and other forms of oppression.
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