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  • Move to Purge Houston High Schools of Poltiically Incorrect Mascots

    12/14/2013 11:57:28 AM PST · by Marcus · 22 replies
    Yahoo Voices ^ | December 13, 2013 | Mark R. Whittington
    Political correctness seems to have intruded into the Houston Independent School District concerning the use of now unacceptable mascots for school sports teams. It reflects the kerfuffle surrounding the Washington Redskins. A preliminary ruling by the Houston Independent School District's board will require at least three Houston area high schools with mascots with a relationship to Native Americans and Native American history to change them. That will mean that the Lamar High School Redskins will have to find themselves another name. The new policy, if it is passed on the second reading as many expect, may also mean that the...