The next challenge for S.F. school district? Choosing new names for a third of its schools FacebookTwitterEmail Sixth-grader Elijah Wigfall, 12, stands in front of James Denman Middle School, one of the schools the board voted to rename.Yalonda M. James / The Chronicle A third of San Francisco schools will get a new name in the coming months, ending a years-long process to reconsider the country’s racist past and eliminate the name of slave owners and colonizers on band uniforms and high school diplomas. The controversial decision by the board Tuesday night to rename 44 school sites garnered national attention and split the city, with some criticizing the timing and process during a pandemic and others arguing change needs to happen now to recognize the ongoing racism and trauma affecting students of color.