Kansas News Service
The word "Redskins" on North High's basketball court will be painted over after the Wichita district dropped the controversial name.
Shawnee Mission and Wichita schools have recently changed their mascots away from names that traded on American Indian heritage.
WICHITA, Kansas — What does it cost a school district to change an offensive mascot?
Some Kansas schools are starting to find out.
Wichita school board members voted in February to get rid of the controversial Redskins mascot at North High School.
They learned recently that replacing athletic uniforms, painting over a gym floor and retrofitting the marching band could cost upward of $400,000.