San Francisco mayor: recalled school board members were distracted by politics

Covid closures and attempt to rename schools deemed named for figures linked to injustice, including Abraham Lincoln, fueled vote

San Francisco school board members recalled from their posts this week allowed themselves to become distracted by politics, the city's mayor said on Sunday.

Voters overwhelmingly approved the recall of board president Gabriela Lopez, vice-president Faauuga Moliga and commissioner Alison Collins.