The San Francisco Unified Board of Education on Tuesday night voted to rename 44 schools. The vote was 6-1, with member Kevine Boggess voting no. It means a slew of schools will be renamed, including Abraham Lincoln High School, Herbert Hoover Middle School, and Dianne Feinstein Elementary School. “It’s a message to our families, our students and our community,” said board member Mark Sanchez, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. “It’s not just symbolic. It’s a moral message.” Boggess told the meeting that he took issue with replacing the names with the names of other people. The district “should not make heroes out of mortal folks,” he said. “I think we need to examine our naming policies across the district and really consider how the way we go about naming schools reflects our true values.” The cost of the renaming is not clear, but could reach $1 million, according to …
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