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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Philip Marcelo

Trump's education secretary says NY discriminating against school with Native American chief mascot

Native American Mascots Schools - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

New York is discriminating against a school district that is refusing a state order to get rid of its Native American chief mascot, President Donald Trump’s top education official said Friday.

U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon said on a visit to Massapequa High School on Long Island that a weekslong investigation by her agency has determined that state education officials are violating federal civil rights law.

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