School board votes against changing sports team to Tomahawks after push from public petition

The Glastonbury Board of Education voted 7-1 to keep the mascot as the Guardians, which was changed from the Tomahawks last year.

The Glastonbury Board of Education in Connecticut decided against a proposal to restore its high school's sports team mascot to the Tomahawks after changing it to the Guardians last year.

The special Monday meeting was held after their regular in-person meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 14 ended with board member Ray McFall and a Glastonbury resident getting into a physical altercation, which was caught on video andIn the video, the resident and McFall are arguing close enough to touch noses. After McFall pushed him back, the resident punched him, causing him to fall to the ground. Other meeting attendees then got between the two, breaking up the fight.

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