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School Boards Debate Racial Mascots


Tough talk, but Wisconsin Association of School Boards passes watered down resolution.
By
Terry Falk - Jan 26th, 2021 03:29 pm
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School board members voted on a resolution to address the use of racial and ethnic school mascots at the Wisconsin Association of School Boards (WASB) Delegate Assembly on Wednesday, Jan. 20. Although the resolution passed, it was a watered-down version of last year’s resolution that directly challenged the use of Indian mascots, a resolution that was defeated last year with 101 votes in favor, 218 against.
This year’s resolution never mentioned the words Indian or Native American, but it was widely understood that the resolution was addressing the same issue. ....

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