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Social Media Split Over Mass Bill That Would Ban Native American Mascots At Public Schools Social Media Split Over Mass Bill That Would Ban Native American Mascots At Public Schools
Social Media Split Over Mass Bill That Would Ban Native American Mascots At Public Schools Lawmakers in Massachusetts are considering a bill banning public schools from using Native American mascots, and social media users are divided.  If passed, about 25 high schools in the state would need to change their logos and team names that “denigrate ... any racial, ethnic, gender, or religious group,” according to a summary of the bill proposed by state Sen. Joanne Comerford and state Rep. Brandy Fluker Oakley. Related: Infamous Native American Statue Along Mohawk Trail In Western Mass Removed Comerford addressed the “psychological harm” these mascots cause in a statement to the Dai…

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