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SF School Board Decides to Make George Washington’s Mural Invisible to Public View

SF School Board Decides to Make George Washington’s Mural Invisible to Public View
A pair of students walk past a historic mural that includes slaves and a dead Native American at George Washington High School in San Francisco. The San Fransisco school board unanimously voted on June 25, 2019, to destroy a controversial mural displayed in a public high school. Yalonda M. James/San Francisco Chronicle via AP
Venus Upadhayaya
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The San Francisco Unified School District Board of Education has voted to make “Life of Washington” mural invisible from public view without destroying it.

In a press release issued on Aug. 14, the San Francisco Unified School District Board of Education (SFUSD) said the board voted four to three to “authorized staff to develop a project, assessing a range of alternatives” to remove the mural from public view.
Venus Upadhayaya
Venus Upadhayaya
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Venus Upadhayaya reports on India, China, and the Global South. Her traditional area of expertise is in Indian and South Asian geopolitics. Community media, sustainable development, and leadership remain her other areas of interest.
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