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Brentwood board defends 'Spartans' selection after NAACP challenge; state denies immediate stay
Summary
The Brentwood Union Free School District continued preparations to adopt 'Spartans' as its new mascot after the New York State Education Department denied a petition seeking an immediate stay; advocates including the Islip–Smithtown NAACP called for rescission and a reopened public process.
The Brentwood Union Free School District said it will continue preparing to implement the 'Spartans' mascot after the state Education Department denied a petition that would have halted the rollout while the underlying challenge proceeds.
Counsel Candace told the board and the public that the petition filed by resident Bill Moss asking for a stay — an injunction to pause district activity — was denied "just a couple of days ago," and that the Office of Counsel at the State Education Department sent a written decision to the petitioner and to the district's attorney. "The district has won the first round," Candace said, adding that there is "no legal determination" yet on the merits of the larger challenge.
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