Kansas board recommends ending Native American mascots
November 11, 2022
The Kansas State Board of Education on Thursday recommended that the state's public school districts eliminate Native American mascots and branding to reduce their harmful impacts on students.
The board approved a motion making a "strong recommendation" that Kansas public K-12 nontribal schools retire Native American-themed mascots and branding as soon as possible but within the next three to five years at the latest.
Supporters stressed the board's action was only a recommendation and the final decision on mascots was left to local school boards, adding the decision would not impact distri...
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