The school district, with more than 57,000 students, wants to rename schools after historical figures associated with enslaving and enslaving the nation, or oppressing women and thereby impeding social progress, or whose actions led to genocide, or otherwise greatly diminished the opportunities of those among us who have the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, the text of the resolution says. The schools to be renamed are Abraham Lincoln High School, George Washington High School, Dianne Feinstein Elementary School, Roosevelt High School, Jefferson Elementary School and Alamo Elementary School. I don’t understand why the school board is pushing a plan to rename all of these schools by April when there is no plan to get our children back into the classroom by then, Breed said. The school board said it appointed a commission of community leaders and students in May 2018 to formally identify the schools and create a process for change. The school board did not respond to CNN’s request for comment on Broads’ statement about plans to reopen the schools. The news comes more than a year after the school board decided to hide a controversial mural at George Washington High School depicting slavery and the death of Native Americans. The public elementary school I attended as a child was named for Rosa Parks, a civil rights icon, and I think it was a name the community was proud of. In recent years, city councils and school districts across the country have renamed buildings and removed monuments to Confederate leaders who fought to preserve slavery and white supremacy in America. The resolution was presented to the school board after the attacks in Charlottesville, said Gabriela Lopez, president of the San Francisco Board of Education. In a statement, San Francisco Mayor Breed said “she” supports the school board’s decision to rename schools. I understand the importance of the school’s name, and the school’s name should bring a sense of pride to every student who comes to school, regardless of race, religion or sexual orientation, Breed said. The administration is also asking for the public’s help in submitting school name suggestions through an online form. But Breed also expressed frustration that the government has not yet developed a plan to reopen the schools. I see this as an opportunity for our students to learn the history of our school names, including possible new names, Lopez said.