The Massapequa school district on Long Island is under pressure from the state to eliminate its “Chiefs” team names and Native American names, but they are asking Trump to protect their school tradition.
District officials are asking the president to sign an executive order to protect Native American imagery for schools all across America.
“It’s about not erasing, but instead educating about Native Americans and keeping them on the forefront,” said Massapequa school board president Kerry Wachter, according to the New York Post.
“It’s the battleground here in Massapequa, but this keeps popping up all across the nation, of state educational departments banning Native American mascots and team identities,” she added.
District officials have even suggested language for such an executive order that they say would “protect the voluntary and respectful use of Native American names, imagery, and symbols.”
The Massapequa school district on Long Island is under pressure from the state to eliminate its “Chiefs” team names and Native American names, but they are asking Trump to protect their school tradition.
District officials are asking the president to sign an executive order to protect Native American imagery for schools all across America.
“It’s about not erasing, but instead educating about Native Americans and keeping them on the forefront,” said Massapequa school board president Kerry Wachter, according to the New York Post.
“It’s the battleground here in Massapequa, but this keeps popping up all across the nation, of state educational departments banning Native American mascots and team identities,” she added.
District officials have even suggested language for such an executive order that they say would “protect the voluntary and respectful use of Native American names, imagery, and symbols.”