Court dismisses four Long Island school districts’ case against mascot ban

New bill seeks to ban the use of American Indian mascots at public schools in NC

Rep. Jarrod Lowery (R-Robeson), who is Lumbee, filed House Bill 655 on Tuesday. The bill, which is titled "Ending Offensive Indian Mascots," would require the State Board of Education ban public schools from using mascots tied to Native Americans.

Court dismisses four Long Island school districts’ case against mascot ban

A federal judge ruled in favor of the state’s Board of Regents, dismissing a lawsuit by four Long Island school districts which challenged the state’s ban on the use of indigenous names, mascots and logos by public schools. U.S. Chief District Judge Margo K. Brodie decided to terminate the lawsuits that were filed on Thursday, March 28. The Connetquot, Massapequa, Wantagh and Wyandanch school districts had all challenged the state’s approval of …