San Francisco voters recalled 3 school board members following fights over remote learning, renaming schools, a First Amendment lawsuit and admissions changes at the city's most elite public school.
San Francisco Mayor London Breed, who endorsed the recall, heralded the results.
"The voters of this City have delivered a clear message that the School Board must focus on the essentials of delivering a well-run school system above all else," she said in aBreed had questioned the school board's priorities. In January 2021, it spent time debating a plan to rename- among them those named for Abraham Lincoln, and current U.S. Senator and former San Francisco Mayor Dianne Feinstein.
Many Asians in San Francisco were already motivated by the Board of Education's plan to replace a merit-based admission system with a lottery program at Lowell High School, the city's most-elite public school. KQED's Scott Shafer reported onAmid all of the controversies, parents struggled with at-home learning, and the City of San Francisco sued the Board of Education in February 2021 to reopen schools and allow children to return to the classroom.
Breed will now select three new commissioners to fill the new vacancies. Organizers of the recall campaign signaled an eagerness for the change.from the Recall SF School Board.
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