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San Francisco school board set to suspend school renaming efforts

By Kaelan Deese
Published April 6, 2021 5:38pm ET
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San Francisco school board set to suspend school renaming efforts
Abraham Lincoln High School is seen in San Francisco, on Jan. 27, 2021. The embattled San Francisco school board is poised to reverse a decision to rename 44 schools in an effort to avoid costly litigation and tone down national criticism. (AP Photo/Haven Daley)

The San Francisco Unified School District board is slated to reverse its plan to rename 44 schools it alleged were linked to racism or sexism.

The San Francisco Board of Education voted in January to change the names of several schools named after historical figures, including Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, and Thomas Jefferson. An elementary school named after California Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein was also voted on by the board to be dropped.

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