OT - State files federal complaint against schools with Native American mascots
A complaint filed Friday by the Michigan Department of Civil Rights is asking the federal government to step in and prohibit the use of American Indian mascots and imagery in K-12 schools across the state.
The department filed the complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights. The complaint cites 35 Michigan K-12 school districts — including Clinton and Tecumseh — responsible for “alleged discrimination.”
The schools are known as the Clinton Redskins and the Tecumseh Indians.
The complaint says research now shows the use of those mascots and imagery causes “actual harm” to American Indian students by lowering self-esteem and impacting student achievement...
http://www.lenconnect.com/article/20130209/NEWS/130209430/-1/Editorials
Mod edit: I think most viewpoints were heard and there was a good debate on some topics, but we've hit a point of no return with the political line. JGB
February 11th, 2013 at 9:51 PM ^
...I think we can all agree that those poor kids at UC Santa Cruz have been dealt the cruelest hand of all. 
Behold the terrifyingly myopic Banana Slugs!
February 11th, 2013 at 10:04 PM ^
The mods should have pulled this shit an hour ago. It's a clear violation of no-politics, and the discussion here has been, at best, tangentially related to sports.