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NY State DOE: Schools who use Native American mascots must retire them by end of 2025 academic year

The state Department of Education spokesperson confirms public schools that use Native American mascots, team names and logos will have until the 2024-2025 school year to change the names and remove the symbols.

Apr 13, 2023, 8:42 PM

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