Students react to removal of Franco’s artwork Julia Qiao, Noah Yuen, Maya Akkaraju, and Eleanor Krugler February 1, 2018
Supt.: Franco paintings to be ‘transitioned’ from MAC Kasra Orumchian, Maya Reuven, and William Sallomi February 1, 2018
Students to paint mural on Student Activities Center, replacing James Franco mural Julia Qiao, Author April 15, 2016
![Congress Delegate Kimberly Teehee speaks to the audience about the Cherokee Nation's fight for federal recognition during the Social Justice Pathway mural reveal in the evening on Monday in front of the 800s building. According to Teehee, she is grateful to Paly for providing the students with the opportunities and resources to impact their community. “I think it [the mural] says a lot about this school and how it nurtures and fosters students' ideas,” Teehee said. “I think [it] will impact students and teachers every time [they] walk by this mural. They'll know it because this institution gave the students the environment to thrive and finish a project like this and not hold them back. To me, it speaks volumes to how you foster young minds in teaching them, how to work together and how to come together, and put a project together from beginning to end." (Photo: Kristine Lin)](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/copy-900x781.jpg)
![A Paly senior examines one of Golden-Globe winning Paly alumnus James Franco’s paintings displayed in the Media Arts Center. Palo Alto Unified School District Interim Supt. Karen Hendricks announced earlier today that administrators will remove Franco’s paintings from the MAC, just days after hiring workers to paint over his mural on the Student Center. “Related to this [the removal of Franco’s first mural in 2016], district staff recently considered the best interests of our students in the light of our educational mission, and decided to remove and return the remaining artwork,” Hendricks wrote. Photo: Angelina Wang](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/JPEG_FRANCO-1.jpg)
