The Department of Education (ED) announced on Thursday that a school district in Long Island, New York has allegedly violated federal law by renaming its mascot solely because of its Native American origins.
ED’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) concluded its investigation into Connetquot Central School District and found it in violation of Title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 for renaming their “Thunderbirds” mascot to “T-Birds,” according to the department.
The school district made the change to comply with a regulation from the New York State Education Department and Board of Regents banning Native American imagery. The regulation prohibits names, mascots, or logos based on Native Americans...
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