Parent Jared Hautamaki is still fighting for a total ban on attire worn by Montgomery County students with the old name and logo of the Washington Commanders.
Jared Hautamaki still spots the hats and jerseys bearing the Washington football team’s old moniker as he drops his children off at school.
called the “R-word,” of Washington’s NFL team. But the Montgomery County Board of Education declined.Since then, the NFL team has rebranded as the Washington Commanders and cast off its old name. But Montgomery County Public Schools — which is Maryland’s largest district with roughly 160,000 students — hasn’t formally changed its policy to ban attire bearing Native American mascots.
the R-word offensive. Hautamaki filed a formal complaint, but the school board did not institute a policy change, even as a private school in the countyMembers of the county school board wrote in 2016 that Hautamaki’s request would require a broader systemwide policy shift that couldn’t be resolved through its complaint and appeal process. They added, “This decision is not intended to reflect upon the merits of Mr.
In Montgomery County, roughly 0.2 percent — fewer than 400 students — identify as American Indian or Alaskan Native, according to the school system’s demographics.The images have indirect impact on Native students as well, Jimenez said.
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