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Resident urges Piscataway board to review building names, mascot affiliations
Summary
During public comment the board heard extended remarks from Dr. Harold Fisher urging a review of school building names and Indian mascots; a community member offered to help and the superintendent said policy and community debate would be required.
Dr. Harold Fisher, a Piscataway resident, used the board's public comment period on April 4 to urge the district to review and, where appropriate, rename buildings and reconsider mascots tied to controversial historical figures.
Fisher traced local and national civil-rights history and urged the board to act. "I think it's time for a change," he…
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