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On Friday, the United States Ministry of Education launched an investigation into the New York Department of Education (NYDOE) on the mascot of a Lycée in Long Island.
The Nydoe prohibited the logos and Mascottes of Amerindian inspiration for the secondary sports teams, which made the school district of Massapequa in Long Island a target due to its continuous use of the name of the chef’s mascot.
A mandate of 2022 by the nydoe requires that all public schools take on that the Amerindian mascots or may lose state financing. Four school districts of Long Island, of which Massapequa, put legal action contesting the order, but a federal judge rejected the case.
Now the Trump administration is involved.
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“The American Department of Education will not remain as New York State will try to rewrite history and deny the city of Massapethe the right to celebrate its inheritance in its schools,” American education secretary Linda McMahon said on Friday in an announcement.
“While New York Chooses to Prioritize Erasing Native Americans, their rich history and their Deep Connection to the State, it is Requiring Schools to Divert Time and Resources Away from What Really Matters: Educating Our Students. It is not lost on the Department that is Are Several Mascots that Return to indigenous or ethnic groups – The Vikings, Fighting Irish, The Cowboys – And Yet New York has specificly obs native American Heritage.
Trump is expressed against sports teams abandoning Amerindian names
The outside of Massapequa high school in Massapequa Park, NY, May 23, 2023. (Steve Pfost / Newsday RM via Getty Images)
The announcement of the investigation claims that the Guardian’s Adnig American (NAGA) association filed a complaint with the Civil Rights Office of the United States Ministry of Education (OCR).
The NAGA says that the Board of Regents of New York violates the federal law of civil rights by forcing the school district of Massapequa to eliminate its mascot from chiefs according to its association with Native American culture.
“The American American’s association Guardian’s is firm in the assertion that the preservation of native themes and images in New York public schools is not only a question of cultural dignity, but a fundamental civil law for all students. We call on federal and state leaders to help us defend these expressions down our presence and our contributions,” said Frank Blackcloud, Naga.
“Maintaining a respectable presence in New York public schools is vital for educational equity, historical truth and civil rights of all American Indians.”
The president of the Massapequa Board of Education is quoted in the announcement thanking the administration of Trump to get involved.
“We thank the Ministry of Education and the Trump administration for their position with Massapequa in our efforts to preserve the names of the chiefs and honor the proud history of our community. We are particularly grateful to the Amerindian Guardian association for its support and its plea,” said Watcher.
“Attempts to erase Native American images do not advance learning. They distract our central mission from providing high quality education based on respect, history and values of the community.”
Holden Arimenta, fan of Kansas City chiefs, awaits the start of the Super Bowl between the Chiefs of Kansas City and the 49ers of San Francisco at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on February 11, 2024 (Timothy A. Clary / AFP via Getty Images)
Trump previously talked to support school law to maintain his name.
“I agree with the people of Massapequa, Long Island, who fight furiously to keep the logo of the leaders of Massapequa on their teams and their schools”, ” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
“Forcing them to change the name, after all these years, is ridiculous and, in reality, an affront to our large Indian population. The school board, and almost everyone in the region, demand the name. McMahon, to fight for the inhabitants of Massapequa on this very important question.
