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Wantagh superintendent: judge dismissed parts of district’s challenge to New York State mascot regulation; board to weigh options
Summary
Superintendent John McNamara told the board the district's legal challenge to a New York State regulation requiring removal of Native American mascots was largely dismissed; the board said it will consider next steps and keep the community informed.
Superintendent John McNamara told the Wantagh Union Free School District Board of Education on April 3 that the district’s legal challenge to New York State’s regulation requiring school districts to move away from Native American mascots was unsuccessful in key respects and that a judge dismissed many aspects of the case.
“Certainly disappointed,”…
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