Voters in San Francisco overwhelmingly decided to remove three members of the city’s school board, following parents’ frustration over school reopenings, changes to admissions at one of the city’s top schools, and debate over renaming 44 schools – splitting Democrats in one of the nation’s most liberal cities.
The city’s first-ever successful recall campaign targeting school board members came after a series of controversies and lawsuits among city and school officials, compounded by nationwide frustrations over in-person and virtual learning, mask guidance and other complications during the Covid-19 pandemic
