Posted on 08/14/2019 4:13:02 AM PDT by ConservativeStatement
Facing an international outcry, thousands of emails and celebrity opposition to the June decision to destroy a historic school mural, the San Francisco school board reversed course Tuesday, voting to obscure the art with panels or similar materials rather than painting over it.
The decision, in a 4-3 vote, means the mural depicting George Washington’s life would survive, but be obscured, at least semi-permanently, from public view.
The compromise was a disappointment to both sides in the debate, with critics saying the art was an outdated relic and preservationists saying the removal from public view is censorship. The tense meeting included yelling and hissing, as well as accusations of racism and ignorance.
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The 600k would be a short term solution. The homeless will just keep poopin.
Good guys win one.
...survive, but be obscured, semi-permanently...
IOW, somebody thinks the communist madness might not last forever.
I expect eventually they will delete the name of George Washington school. And the reason will be that he was evil because he owned slaves.
New Orleans deleted the name of George Washington school because he owned slaves. They renamed the school after a black surgeon. No word, though, as to whether the increased self esteem of the black students resulted in greater achievement, once they were spared the burden of attending a school named for a slaveowner.
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