New York school violated civil rights law by changing name from ‘Thunderbirds’ to ‘T-Birds,’ US says

New York school violated civil rights law by changing name from ‘Thunderbirds’ to ‘T-Birds,’ US says

BOHEMIA, N.Y. (AP) — A New York school district is “erasing its Native American heritage” and violating civil rights law by changing its team name from the “Thunderbirds” to the “T-Birds,” federal education officials say.