An unspecified suspicious incident led to the disruption of classes at Central High School in La Crosse. The school was cleared and deemed safe for students and staff to return, with regular classes continuing as usual. Authorities are now investigating the origin of the incident.
17 Feb 2021
A Wisconsin high school has dumped its football team name, logos, and mascot over accusations of “racism” against Native Americans.
La Crosse Central High School announced this week that it has dumped its decades-old team name and will now be known as the “River Hawks,” after its former name was deemed “derogatory” to Native Americans, TMZ Sports reported.
This month’s name change is the second time that La Crosse Central made changes to the team’s name and mascot. It’s previous incarnation was an Indian chief logo and mascot, but in 1994, the school dumped the Indian logo and replaced it with a knight on horseback. Still, at that time, the school kept its “Red Raider” name.