US EditionTrump’s education secretary threatens to pull funding from NY over its Native American mascot ban
- The head of the U.S. Department of Education announced Friday at Massapequa High School that New York is engaging in discrimination against the district for retaining its Native American chief mascot.
- The announcement followed an Education Department investigation that found New York state officials violated Title VI by banning Native American mascots statewide while allowing other ethnic mascots.
- Massapequa, a coastal community situated roughly 40 miles from Manhattan to the east, has resisted the 2023 state prohibition by filing a lawsuit that was ultimately dismissed and has declined to change its mascot, which shows a Native American figure wearing a traditional headdress.
- McMahon said the state has ten days to sign a resolution rescinding the ban, apologizing to tribes, and letting districts choose their mascots, while local officials and Trump allies supported the move amid ongoing protests by Indigenous groups.
- The dispute leaves the district at risk of Justice Department investigation and losing federal funding, highlighting tensions over Indigenous imagery in American sports and conflicting views on cultural respect.
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US Department of Education accuses New York of violating civil rights law with Native American mascot ban
The US Department of Education (DOE) announced Friday that New York state has violated federal civil rights law by banning Native American school mascots while permitting mascots derived from other ethnic groups. This comes after the DOE launched an investigation into the state’s mascot controversy last month. The investigation was launched after The Native American Guardians Association (NAGA) filed a complaint with the DOE’s Office of Civil Ri…
Trump administration threatens to pull funding from New York schools over Native American mascot ban - Washington Examiner
Education Secretary Linda McMahon announced Friday that New York violated civil rights law by banning the use of Native American mascots and logos by schools in the state, threatening to pull federal funding if it does not reverse course. An investigation into the state was opened after the Native American Guardians Association filed a complaint with the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights alleging the state was violating Title VI of …
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Uncanceled NewsEducation Department Says Ban on Native American Logos, Mascots Violated Federal Civil Rights Law
(Just The News)—The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights said an investigation revealed that two New York state agencies violated federal civil rights law by banning Native American-inspired mascots and logos. The department’s investigation, unveiled Friday, determined that the New York Department of Education and the New York State Board of Regents violated the Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 after state agencies forc…
New York Ban of Native American Mascots Violates Civil Rights Law, Education Secretary Says
The U.S. Department of Education is threatening legal action against the state of New York for forcing a Long Island high school to abandon its Native American-themed mascot. During a visit to Massapequa High School on Friday, Education Secretary Linda McMahon declared that the New York State Board of Regents violated Title VI, the federal law prohibiting race-based discrimination in federally funded education programs, when it tried to ban the …
Feds: New York violated civil rights law over Native American mascot ban
The New York State Board of Regents violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) alleged in a press release Friday. The Department of Education’s OCR investigated the New York Department of Education and the New York State Board of Regents over the banning of Native American mascots and logos in schools across the state. Statewide mascot ban prompts federal investigation In 2023, …
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