Banning Race Based Mascots

Bill Would Ban Local School’s ‘Race-Based’ Name
Bill Would Ban Local School’s ‘Race-Based’ Name
Bill Would Ban Local School’s ‘Race-Based’ Name
As pressure builds for professional sports teams like the Washington Redskins to change their longtime team name or nickname, local high schools could be facing the same kind of change.  Many schools in the Capital Region have nicknames or mascots that are linked directly to Native American heritage and it's possible that schools such as Colonie, Corinth and Ravena to name a few, could be nixing t