Removal of disputed Los Angeles school mural put on hold

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Amid growing objections, the Los Angeles Unified School District has paused plans to paint over a campus mural of actress Ava Gardner that Koreatown activists contend resembles the Japanese imperial battle flag.
School system administrator Eugene Hernandez says there’s need for “additional conversation” on the issue.
The mural at the Robert F. Kennedy Schools Complex shows Gardner’s face against a background of sun rays. Artist Beau Stanton says i