![]() Balboa High School, named after a Spanish explorer, was included due to the historical figure’s history of killing “hundreds of indigenous people.” A segment of text that was copied and pasted off of Wikipedia included information about his racist views towards African Americans despite being an abolitionist, as well as sympathies towards the White Southern rebels.Ībraham Lincoln was included due to Lincoln’s treatment of First Nations. Lowell High School, named after James Russel Lowell, was placed under the “Why Change?” category. The main source cited by the SFUSD Board was Wikipedia.Īccording to the text of Resolution 211-12A, In Support of a Formal Process in the Renaming of San Francisco Unified School District, the name change is motivated by a desire to rename schools named after historical figures involved in the subjugation and enslavement of human beings the oppression of women, inhibiting societal progress actions that led to genocide or who otherwise significantly diminished the opportunities of those amongst us to the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Balboa High School, Abraham Lincoln High School, and Lowell High School were also among those proposed for the name change. ![]() George Washington High School was on the list of schools to be renamed, and the historical figure was called a “slave owner” and “colonizer” by the Board of Education. The Google Doc is accessible to the public, and as of that date, a list of 44 schools were recommended for renaming. SAN FRANCISCO-On Tuesday, January 27, the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) Board of Education passed a resolution furthering the process of renaming schools, after reviewing 46 campuses that have been recommended by a volunteer panel. Meals for SFUSD Students program at Abraham Lincoln High School, San Francisco, CA
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