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Houston school board votes to stop using Native American mascot names
Source: Reuters
Houston school board votes to stop using Native American mascot names
BY ANDREA LORENZ
HOUSTON Thu Dec 12, 2013 10:30pm EST
(Reuters) - The Houston school board gave preliminary approval on Thursday to a policy to stop using mascot names such as "Redskins" that reference Native American culture and have been called offensive by advocacy groups.
The Houston Independent School District is one of the largest in the United States and its decision could influence other school systems that are reconsidering mascot names that may be inappropriate. Another vote will be taken in January for final approval of the policy.
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Should the board give final approval to the policy, four school mascots would be affected: The Lamar High School Redskins, the Hamilton Middle School Indians, the Welch Middle School Warriors and the Westbury High School Rebels. The "rebel" name has been seen as a reference to the Confederacy during the Civil War.
Those against the change told the board that the references to Native Americans should be seen as an homage, not an offense.
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BY ANDREA LORENZ
HOUSTON Thu Dec 12, 2013 10:30pm EST
(Reuters) - The Houston school board gave preliminary approval on Thursday to a policy to stop using mascot names such as "Redskins" that reference Native American culture and have been called offensive by advocacy groups.
The Houston Independent School District is one of the largest in the United States and its decision could influence other school systems that are reconsidering mascot names that may be inappropriate. Another vote will be taken in January for final approval of the policy.
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Should the board give final approval to the policy, four school mascots would be affected: The Lamar High School Redskins, the Hamilton Middle School Indians, the Welch Middle School Warriors and the Westbury High School Rebels. The "rebel" name has been seen as a reference to the Confederacy during the Civil War.
Those against the change told the board that the references to Native Americans should be seen as an homage, not an offense.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/13/us-usa-texas-redskins-idUSBRE9BC03T20131213
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