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Board approves blue‑ribbon process to review school names; advocates urge community input
Summary
The San Francisco Board of Education voted to create a superintendent‑appointed blue‑ribbon panel (ratified by the board) to review SFUSD school names and recommend renamings by June 2020, after public testimony from Native, First Nations and other community advocates urging change.
The San Francisco Board of Education voted May 22 to establish a blue‑ribbon panel to review the names of district schools and recommend possible renamings by June 2020.
The resolution (introduced by Commissioners Sanchez, Cook and Haney) asks the superintendent to appoint a panel whose membership the board will ratify and to report recommendations through the superintendent. Supporters at public comment — including Paloma…
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