New York public schools have been barred from using sports team mascots like Warriors, Chiefs, Redmen, or Braves.
New York public schools have been barred from using Native American mascots like Warriors, Chiefs, Redmen, or Braves.
The Albany Board of Regents, which oversees the New York education department, voted to “phase out Native American-related nicknames as part of a politically correct national effort to scrub racially insensitive imagery from sports teams,” according to the“Nearly 60 school districts will be required to ‘eliminate’ all use of Indigenous-related mascots and imagery by the end of the 2024-2025 school year, or risk losing state aide, board members unanimously ruled,” noted the.
“The Department does not anticipate that any team names, logos, or mascots that contain vestiges of prohibited team names, logos, or mascots will be considered acceptable,” said New York State Department of Education spokesperson JP O’Hare. The move to eliminate Native American-themed mascots in the Empire States goes as far back as 2001 when former education commissioner Richard Mills called upon schools “to end the use of Native American mascots as soon as practical,” adding that they “can become a barrier to building a safe and nurturing school community andPeople march to TCF Bank Stadium to protest against the mascot for the Washington Redskins before the game against the Minnesota Vikings on November 2, 2014, in Minneapolis,...
As many as 133 schools in 55 districts still had such mascots in 2022. However, some parents feel the move goes too far and will eliminate history.
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