Local officials surveyed students and staff at both high schools. Of the 1,253 respondents, 70% endorsed either Jackson ...

The School Board, and virtually everyone in the area, are demanding the name be kept,” the president wrote about the district’s high school ... argued that several mascots refer to indigenous ...

The Massapequa High School “Chiefs” mascot, an illustration of a Native American man wearing a feathered headdress, has been used for decades, but a push to change it has caused division.

President Donald Trump is weighing in on a school mascot dispute at Massapequa High School, where some parents are upset that a Chiefs mascot and logo must go under a state rule. By Ed Shanahan ...

The Education Department launched an investigation Friday into the New York Department of Education for threatening to withhold money from a local school district because of its Native American ...

The mascot is not only cute, but it is a representation of what it means to be a St. Ann's Saint. Colorado senate's override of a veto by Gov. Jared Polis leads to schism at the State Capitol ...

The School Board, and virtually everyone in the area, are demanding the name be kept,” the president wrote about the district’s high school ... McMahon argued that several mascots refer to indigenous ...

The move comes just days after President Donald Trump weighed in on the dispute surrounding the Massapequa High School's longtime ... over its longtime "Chiefs" mascot after New York state ...

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“However, the U.S. Department of Education’s attempt to interfere with a state law concerning school district mascots is inconsistent with Secretary McMahon’s March 20, 2025 statement that ...