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SFUSD Blue Ribbon panel recommends 40+ schools for renaming; some schools ask for extended engagement
Summary
A volunteer School Names Advisory (Blue Ribbon) Panel released findings identifying more than 40 campuses meeting criteria for possible renaming and opened an engagement process inviting each school community to submit alternative names; some site leaders and unions asked for a longer timeline to ensure equitable outreach during the pandemic.
The School Names Advisory Panel (Blue Ribbon Panel), convened under a 2018 board resolution, presented its process and initial findings on Nov. 10, identifying dozens of district campuses whose names the panel found met criteria for reconsideration.
Panel process and criteria
Panel members described a modified consensus decision-making approach and a set of guiding principles focused on social and economic justice, alignment with SFUSD core values, honoring local contributors and Indigenous heritage, and…
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