S.F. school board pauses renaming process for 44 schools after coming under fire FacebookTwitterEmail 1of2 Abraham Lincoln High School was one of the facilities the San Francisco school board wanted to rename.Santiago Mejia / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less 2of2 San Francisco Board of Education President Gabriela López acknowledged mistakes in the school renaming process.Gabrielle Lurie / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less Facing intense pressure on multiple fronts including school reopenings and a recent decision to halt merit-based admissions at Lowell High School, San Francisco’s school board president has signaled that its members are pausing controversial efforts to rename 44 district schools.