Trump administration launches probe into New York agency for its ban on Native American sports mascots

'Will not stand by': Trump admin launches probe as uproar over mascot embroils community

The Education Department on Friday opened a probe into New York state education officials for threatening to cut funding to a local school district over its decades-old Native American mascot – an image depicting a man in a feathered headdress, according to a report in Politico.The new investigation...

Trump administration to investigate New York's funding threat over Long Island tribal school mascot

The U.S. Department of Education says it plans to investigate whether New York education officials are being discriminatory by threatening to withhold funding if a Long Island school district doesn’t stop using a Native American-themed logo.

Trump administration launches probe into New York agency for its ban on Native American sports mascots

The U.S. Department of Education launched an investigation into the New York Department of Education over a Long Island high school's mascot

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The investigation will review whether the Board of Regents of the New York Department of Education is violating Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which bars discrimination based on race and national origin by recipients of federal funds, with its ban on schools using Native American names and imagery.

Education Dept. Opens Probe on Mascot Dispute - Long Island Life & Politics

By Hank Russell The U.S. Department of Education launched an investigation into the New York State Board of Regents for a reported violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. The Office for Civil [...] The post Education Dept. Opens Probe on Mascot Dispute appeared first on Long Island Life & Politics.