For now, the question remains a hypothetical, but following a controversial vote by theSchool Board on the evening of Jan. 26, Garcia is reportedly under consideration for one of 44 new school name vacancies.
In opting to strip dozens of elementary, middle, and high schools of their previous namesakes , an acute need for replacement options has arrived with urgency. One apparent option of many being circulated: a school named for musician Jerry Garcia., a list of prospective candidates being considered for the honor includes the late Grateful Dead vocalist-guitarist-songwriter, who died in 1995 at the age of 53.
Alongside Garcia, other figures being considered as potential school namesakes include current Vice President Kamala Harris, who was born in Oakland and later served as San Francisco district attorney, and the poet Maya Angelou. There are also calls to name schools after Northern California’s indigenous peoples.
Regardless, there is now a new era of school names to come for San Francisco. And while politicians — as well as poets and writers, to a lesser extent — have long been in play for such honors, the idea of a public school being named for a beloved rock musician would represent a new riff on the tune entirely.
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Ghitelman
That’s a good thing 🥰
Bobby Seale
Nice.
Jerry Garcia High? Yes, very.
I love how the possible school name sounds like a rhetorical question, or a level of f'd up someone's been! Jerry Garcia High!
I like this trend. Coming soon. Snoop Dog High. Willy Nelson High. Seth Rosen High. Add your submissions below!
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westermangroup
Lol!! That was a good one.