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A playground labyrinth meant to encourage quiet introspection for elementary school students was defaced with antisemitic graffiti in San Francisco in late July.

27 Jan 2021 Schools in San Francisco, California, will be stripped of names honoring famous American leaders deemed unworthy because of a connection to slavery or other unsavory ties, including Presidents George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson. John Muir, Francis Scott Key, and Catholic Priest Junipero Serra are also on the list. In all, 44 school will be renamed, even as critics of the decision cite the committee tasked with picking the schools did not receive enough input fr...

Washington and Lincoln are out. S.F. school board tosses 44 school names in controversial move FacebookTwitterEmail 3 1of3Abraham Lincoln High School, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, in San Francisco, Calif. The S.F. school board voted on renaming 44 schools on Tuesday evening.Santiago Mejia / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less 2of3Abraham Lincoln High School, located at 2162 24th Ave., remains closed due to the coronavirus pandemic on Tuesday, December 8, 2020, in San Francisco, Calif. Lincol...

Abraham Lincoln, once a hero, is now a bad guy in some S.F. education circles FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 Alex Thompson walks with his daughter to Abraham Lincoln High School to receive a meal for students and siblings last week. Lincoln High School, which remains closed because of the coronavirus pandemic, is subject to a name change under a proposal by a city committee.Yalonda M. James / The Chronicle 2020Show MoreShow Less 2of3 A statue of Abraham Lincoln stands at the entrance of Lincoln High...