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In the states that refused toto open. and you saw this repeatedly that the sort of diversity, equity, inclusion, new curricula was being kind of shoehornedas in during this period of remote learning to teachers at home and some teachers. and but that was a real opportunity i think a lot of activists thought they had because everyone was sory overwhelmed with virus. we can do this other stuff. do youon find that to be b the case?e you know, t i thinkhe c the namf the schools was such too a flashpoint because i mean, it was justl absurd. the rationale for renaming was wrong in many instances it ...

Going on during the pandemic and i was struck by just how strong the condemnation was. you called it offensive personally. offensive to the students. offensive to the parents as well. >> well, i grew up in san francisco. i went to public schools and in fact, my elementary school was named when i went there and there was a whole process and it was changed to rosa parks and rosa parks came to our school for the renaming. there was a process associated with it, but the difference here is we were in the midst of a global pandemic. kids were struggling and we weren't spending the type of time and r...

Over the needs of their children during the pandemic. claudia cowan is live reporting in san francisco. >> good morning. last-minute ballots are still being counted. early results show it wasn't close. voters resoundingly giving three democratic school board members the boot. it is the first time any school board member has been recalled in san francisco. for many parents it was a referendum how the board managed the pandemic putting racial quality and renaming dozens of schools they considered to be offensive and eliminating merit-based admissions at a prestigious high school because too many...

Weeks as democratic governor newsome considers easing restrictions. residents in san francisco, one of the most liberal leaning cities overwhelmingly voted to oust three of the san francisco school board members accused of putting progressive priorities like the renaming of schools ahead of keeping their doors open. democrat mayor london breed, big change of tune from this mayor here calling it a loud and clear message today. >> the frustration, the uncertainty, the inconsistent information, the lack of clarity, the bickering, the politics and who suffered the most? our children. they suffered...

Open and they watched their school board debate name changes instead of fighting to open the doors to the schools. >> you had three things going on, willie, i think are three key issues that democrats not only will be talking about in general election campaigns but what we are seeing in primary campaigns and even in liberal bastions like san francisco. mara, those three are obviously covid, whether the schools open or not, what sort of mandates there are inside the school. parents are watching this closely from north carolina to san francisco. you have the woke politics, the renaming of the sc...