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Although some board members said at a meeting Monday they are still making up their mind about Goshen High School's longtime nickname, nearly all of them said it is time to settle the matter, The Goshen News and The Elkhart Truth reported.
In 2013,Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping, officials removed the wooden statue of an American Indian chief representing its Redskins mascot ahead before the graduation ceremony saying they wanted to avoid offending anyone. It was put back up before the ceremony though because district officials said debate over it was detracting from honoring the graduates.
"It's not a name. It's a legacy," she said. "Everyone that I know is proud to be a Redskin and yes, we'll let that pride live on if the name changes, but it's not fair to us that we're changing right before we graduate because we would all want to graduate as a Redskin."
School Board member Bob Duell, who has considered himself a Redskin for 36 years,NFL Jerseys Wholesale, said he never perceived the shirts and the nickname as discrediting anybody. He changed his mind after hearing from several Native Americans who consider the term derogatory.
Goshen schools officials have previously recommended the Indian chief logo not be used on athletic uniforms and be removed from the gym floor.
The Goshen Community Schools board is expected to take up the matter on July 27 in the wake of a federal judge earlier this month ordering the cancellation of the Washington Redskins' trademark registration because it may be disparaging to Native Americans.
Destiny Watson,Air Max 97 Womens, who is going into her junior year at Goshen High School,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, said she doesn't want the mascot changed.
"I cannot be offensive to that many people," he said. "My vote would be to change it."
GOSHEN,China NFL Jerseys, Ind. (AP) — A northern Indiana school board is expected to vote later this month on whether a high school should drop its Redskins mascot because some believe it to be a racial slur.
Thirty-five spoke on the issue,World Baseball Classic Jerseys 2017, with more than half called for the board to change the nickname. Despite several rows filled with visitors donning red "Save our Mascot" T-shirts, fewer than 10 residents asked the board to keep the mascot. |
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