. >> state senator scott weaner says she was a self-absorbed politician tweeting if allison collins even valley cares about educating san francisco kids she will stop suing the school district and her colleagues and instead resign. this school board has gained national notoriety for a series of controversial decisions like attempting to take down historic murals. proposing to rename schools and changing the merit-based admission policy at lowel high school. and now this lawsuit by one of their own. racial norton was a school board member until recently when she decided not to seek reelection. >> generally when the district got sued the district can't even take options. it is problematic. >> problematic because they can't possibly allow her as a board member to be in those sessions. now one more thing. the school district told us when served with litigation, their legal department assesses that litigation and will hire outside counsel as needed. the money comes from the general fund which as we all know also pays for educating students. in the newsroom, lee ann menendez. abc7news. >>> new