Trump team now working to save Native American mascots from schools that were told to remove them

The Trump administration is pushing to retain a Native American mascot at a New York school that had been banned by state regulators, triggering strong reactions from activists.

Last week, the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights accused the Connetquot Central School District on Long Island of violating Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. It argued that the district changed its mascot from the Thunderbirds to the T-Birds “solely because it originates from Native American symbolism.”