Advocates are urging the Vermont Legislature to change a state law around school mascots, saying in a statement that the current legislation does not protect students and has “failed.” The statement, which was signed by 51 advocates, including 16.
The Rutland Area NAACP and Gedakina, an organization that promotes Indigenous culture and education, filed formal complaints about school mascots across the state, saying they were “upholding harmful legacies.”