U.S. Education Department Criticizes State Mascot Ban as Civil Rights Violation
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The Trump administration's Department of Education accused New York officials of discriminating against Native Americans by banning school mascots based on their culture, marking a shift in federal civil rights law interpretation and supporting local efforts to retain such mascots.
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- Trump’s education secretary threatens federal civil rights lawsuit over Long Island high school being forced to ditch Chiefs mascot New York Post
- US Secretary of Education stops at Massapequa school amid state mascot ban News 12 - Long Island
- Education Department finds New York agencies ‘violated’ Civil Rights Act with ban on Native American mascots Fox News
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