The Justice Department is being urged to prosecute two state agencies in New York based on the accusation of violating ...

New York state education officials might face a U.S. Justice Department investigation into potential Title VI of the Civil Rights Act violations related to a public school's chosen mascot.

A prob into New York state's ban on Native American-inspired mascots and logos was found to be in violation of the Civil Rights Act, the Department of Education announced Friday.

Education Secretary Linda McMahon says her agency found that New York’s ban on tribal themed mascots in public schools discriminates against Native Americans.

New York education officials have refused to rescind the state’s ban on Native American mascots and team names, despite threats from the Trump administration that it risks losing federal funding.

After the state forced a Long Island school district to abandon its “Chief” mascot, federal education officials said the policy discriminated against Native Americans. By Troy Closson The U.S ...

SAN JOSE – The San Jose Sharks’ longtime mascot is now a Hall of Famer. S.J. Sharkie will be one of five team mascots ...

Earlier administrations investigated whether Native American school mascots were discriminatory. The Trump administration defends them, reflecting a broader shift. By Troy Closson A New York ...

The US Department of Education (DOE) announced Friday that New York state has violated federal civil rights law by banning Native American school mascots while permitting mascots derived from other ...

New York is discriminating against a school district that refuses to get rid of its Native American chief mascot and could face a Justice Department investigation or risk losing federal funding ...

In 2022, the state gave school districts until the end of the 2021-22 school year to new logos and mascots. As of June 2024, more than five dozen schools in the state have phased out Native ...