ONEIDA, N.Y. — The Oneida, Canastota, and Morrisville-Eaton school districts and their athletics departments are dealing with the upcoming state mandate to remove any Native American mascots. The New York State Education Department has told school districts statewide to replace their Native American mascots by the end... read full story
"Public school districts are prohibited from utilizing Native American mascots. Arguments that community members support the use of such imagery or that it is ‘respectful' to Native Americans are no longer tenable,"