>e thehas been national outcry Äçthis week over the s francisco's school board voting to hide and notural at george washington high school. the ]k,mural was painted by an rtist in 1930s. depicts washington slaves and white settlers stepping over a dead native american man. back in june the board was ni lea over painting over the mural. those against the mural say thee images ffensive and depressive and students should not be faced with seeing them every day. historians and mural supporters counter with the importance of preserving history and art. now, the decision has left both sides disappointed. joining me now from sana is arts and cultural reporter chloe veltman and here in study joe, board member of indian center hello to you both. >> hello. >> hello. >> let me start with you, chloe, a lot of people think the mural should not be seen every day but a lot of people don't think shouldbe destroyed, either. can we start by going back to the original intentions of the artist who painted the mural? >> first of all have to talk about the fact that that isit challenges to talk about art

francisco have escaped a brush with destruction. kpix 5's joe vazquez on the upper at tonight's tough call to save or destroy these historic works of art. >> reporter: two months ago, the san francisco school board voted to paint over the mural at washington high school. tonight, the school board president asked his colleagues to backtrack on that decision following a huge public backlash. the school board meeting was tense. >> leave that mural alone! >> reporter: at times, there were tears. >> here we are fighting, fighting, fighting for what is right for the kids! >> reporter: all over a work of art. >> we need to paint it down. >> reporter: the board president proposed a new plan for the mural. instead of painting it over, he wanted covered up. >> this is an opportunity for all of us to say that we are not going to actually paint over art. we are going to find another way to keep it in public view. >> reporter: the mural in washington high was drawn in 1956, victor arnautoff, who was this garment not to gloss over the life of washington. he chose to depict the cruelty of slavery and the native american slaying to mark the nation's ugly history. >> we don't need a reminder of the genocide we f