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Wantagh district granted one-year extension to implement mascot regulation as federal inquiry proceeds
Summary
The Wantagh Union Free School District told the board it has an approved one-year extension from the New York State Education Department to delay implementation of a regulation affecting the district’s ‘Warrior’ nickname; the district has filed an appeal of a judge’s earlier decision and is monitoring a U.S. Department of Education action.
The Wantagh Union Free School District announced at its June 5 business meeting that the New York State Education Department granted the district a one-year extension to implement a regulation concerning the district’s Warrior nickname.
Superintendent John McNamara told the board the district had filed an appeal of a judge’s earlier decision and had requested additional time to comply. “That…
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