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Farmington High School becomes the latest Connecticut school to retire its Indian mascot
The Courant - DEC 08, 2020
https://www.courant.com/community/farmington/hc-news-farmington-high-school-indian-mascot-20201208-dh5tj5slpzhtvmk7jfc7h5ayci-story.html
“After more than a quarter century of debate, Farmington High School’s Indian mascot was put into retirement Monday night.”
“The school board unanimously decided to scrap the symbol based on critics’ complaints that it is insulting to Native American youth and can contribute to a hostile environment for all students of color.”
“Farmington High School has been debating names since at least the early ’90s, and in 1994 more than 100 students walked out briefly to protest against talk of changing it. Students that year voted 335-170 to leave the name unchanged.“
“The imagery traditionally used at Farmington High School reflects stereotypical generalizations of native peoples rather than the Tunxis Tribe specifically,” the committee wrote in its report. “In Connecticut and across this nation, native peoples are active members of communities and are indeed not relics of the past. We do all children a disservice by situating groups of people as relics of history.”