Facebook Twitter Email
MAY 8, 2001

School board members in Huntley, Illinois, on Monday said they are reconsidering their decision to approve the "Redskins" mascot in light of a lawsuit threatened by the Illinois Native American Bar Association.

The board met last night and said they will try to meet with the association. On April 25, they had voted to keep the 50-year-old mascot.

Get the Story:
District rethinks Redskins approval (The Chicago Tribune 5/8)

Relevant Links:
United States Commission on Civil Rights - http://www.usccr.gov

Related Stories:
Indian names debated in N.Y. schools (5/7)
Okla. mascot names decried (5/7)
School panel recommends change to 'Aztec' mascot (5/3)
EDITORIAL: Mascot statement not enough (4/26)
EDITORIAL: Mascot statement powerful (4/20)
EDITORIAL: Indians aren't mascots (4/19)
Action on mascots questioned (4/18)
Civil rights commission goes after mascots (4/16)