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US orders New York school to reinstate Native American ‘Thunderbirds’ mascot

The United States Department of Education has ruled that a Long Island school district broke federal civil rights law by changing its “Thunderbirds” team name to “T‑Birds” to comply with a New York ban on Native American mascots. The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) found Connetquot Central School District, in Bohemia, New York, violated Title […]