It was a passionate student letter in 2020 that caused the Southern York County school board to reconsider its logo: a Native American man, representing the “Warriors.”
A passionate student letter prompted a southern Pennsylvania school district to change its Native American logo years ago. But the mascot is back after a conservative school board acted on
A passionate student letter prompted a southern Pennsylvania school district to change its Native American logo years ago. But the mascot is back after a conservative school board acted on its campaign promise to reinstate it. The decision goes against a larger trend of removing the Native American mascots and logos, which ramped up in 2020 amid a racial reckoning after the death of George Floyd. Studies have shown the mascots are harmful for Native and non-Native students, and many have called the use of such imagery offensive.
A passionate student letter prompted a southern Pennsylvania school district to change its Native American logo years ago. But the mascot is back after a conservative school board acted on its campaign promise to reinstate it. The decision goes against a larger trend of removing the Native American mascots and logos, which ramped up in 2020 amid a racial reckoning after the death of George Floyd. Studies have shown the mascots are harmful for Native and non-Native students, and many have called the use of such imagery offensive.