California Lawmakers Consider ‘Redskins’ Ban For All Schools
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lokapik/iStock/Thinkstock(TULARE, Calif.) — Lawmakers in in the Golden State are considering forcing high schools in that state to get rid of Redskin mascots.
Four schools in California are called the Redskins, and a new bill being considered by lawmakers could ban the mascot entirely.
Tulare High School in Central California is one of the four, where some of the students are standing by the name and mascot.
“It’s a driving force behind our academics, our athletics, and every aspect of our school,” said David John, a student at the high school.
The school has had the mascot for over 100 years and the high school’s basketball coach Mark Hatton is fighting to keep it.
“What we say is we’re born a redskin and die a redskin,” said Hatton.
The bill, known as AB-30, would require all schools to phase out the Redskin name by 2017 if passed by California lawmakers.
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