The order, which was announced in a memo to districts statewide, characterized the use of Native American-themed imagery in schools as discriminatory.
The New York State Department of Education Thursday ordered all public schools in the state to stop using Native American references in team names, logos and mascots by the end of the 2022-23 school year, or face penalties. to districts statewide, characterized the use of Native American-themed imagery in schools as discriminatory.
Schools which fail to comply will be considered in willful violation of New York's Dignity for all Students Act, Baldwin wrote. Consequences for violating the Dignity Act include"the removal of school officers and the withholding of state aid," the memo read.
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