U.S. Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon claims New York “disrespected the people of Massapequa” when our state adopted a rule banning Native American “mascots” in public schools. But ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Education Department accused a New York school district of violating a civil rights law by changing its Native American mascot ...
The U.S. Department of Education has launched an investigation into the Connetquot school district for "actively taking steps to erase its Native American mascot and imagery," the federal agency ...
Opponents of a proposed settlement in the Connetquot school district's litigation over the state's Native American mascot ban said this week that they are considering taking legal action to push back ...
Watkins Memorial High School's new mascot, a red-tailed hawk named Walter Watpaetki, will debut Aug. 29. The mascot replaces Willie the Warrior, a Native American caricature discontinued in 2004. The ...
State education blasted the Trump Administration for its strong-armed stance against a Long Island school’s rebranding of its Native American-inspired mascot — claiming the feds are making a “mockery” ...
The Education Department accused a New York school district of violating a civil rights law by changing its Native American mascot to match state law, which the department said amounted to ...