In at least a temporary resolution to a heated debate in San Francisco that has attracted national attention, the San Francisco Unified school board has reversed an earlier unanimous vote to paint over controversial Depression-era murals at one of its high schools.
Instead, at another contentious and deeply emotional meeting on Aug. 13, the board voted to cover or conceal the 1,600-square-foot “Life of Washington” mural. Earlier estimates for covering the murals with panels put the cost at $875,000, but no final decision has been made on how exactly the murals will be hidden from public sight.
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