Education Law
Apr. 7, 2021
San Francisco school board backs down, for now, on renaming plans
The vote resolves a dispute over the board’s much maligned intention to strip public schools of the names of historical figures and events during the pandemic instead of crafting a school reopening plan.
To avoid a lawsuit, the San Francisco school board reversed Tuesday its decision to rename dozens of schools some members said were linked to racism, slavery, genocide and other injustices.
The vote resolves a dispute over the board's much-maligned intention to strip public schools of the names of historical figures and events instead of crafting a school reopening plan.
"The end result of this i...
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