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The Real Marty · 02-16-2022, 05:36 AM

All is not lost, folks. San Francisco has recalled 3 school board members who were behind the effort to rename 44 different schools.

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"The recall was a victory for parents who were angered that the district spent time deciding whether to rename a third of its schools last year instead of focusing on reopening them. It also appeared to be a demonstration of Asian American electoral power, a galvanizing moment for Chinese voters in particular who turned out in unusually large numbers for the election."

"The district captured national headlines last year for its botched and in some cases historically inaccurate effort to rename 44 public schools.

"The targeted schools carry the names of a range of historical figures including Abraham Lincoln and the three other presidents chiseled into Mount Rushmore; Spanish conquerors such as Vasco Núñez de Balboa; John Muir, the naturalist and author; and Paul Revere, the Revolutionary War figure."

The Chinese-American community was also incensed that the board had done away with merit-based admission to elite high schools, which was based on grades and test scores, and instituted a lottery system in its place.