A portion of a 1936 mural at Washington High School in San Francisco painted by Victor Arnautoff. The school board has voted to remove the mural because for what it claims is a racist depiction of Native Americans. (Photo by San Francisco Arts Commission/YouTube)

A decades-old mural in a San Francisco school will be removed from public view because of its depiction of Native Americans, the city’s Board of Education has decided.

The unanimous vote directs staff at George Washington High School to develop a project that would remove the 1936 mural by Victor Arnautoff from public view by either painting over it or using solid panels to cover it.

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