The other — aimed at a downstate high school whose team nickname is considered a dwarfism slur — prohibits schools, including universities, from adopting nicknames, mascots and other imagery ...

Democrat Illinois State Representative Maurice West of Rockford has not only sponsored a bill to eliminate the use of high school mascots depicting a disability but has also sponsored a bill that ...

The other — aimed at a downstate high school whose team nickname is considered a dwarfism slur — prohibits schools, including universities, from adopting nicknames, mascots and other imagery ...

mascots and logos, the Democrat-led Illinois House has advanced legislation that aims to place a statewide ban on such usage from elementary through high schools. The legislation has the potential ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WGN) — The Illinois House of Representatives passed House Bill 1237 Tuesday, a piece of legislation that aims to prohibit Illinois K-12 schools from using a Native American ...

A bill in the North Carolina House could force a Belmont high school to change its mascot. For years, efforts have been made to get South Point High School to get rid of its Red Raider mascot.

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A bill recently filed in the North Carolina House of Representatives could force Belmont’s South Point High School to choose a new mascot if passed. “Retire the Red Raider,” a Gaston County ...

A parent supporting the bill cited a "mocking dance" and negative stereotypes as reasons for change. A bill recently filed in the North Carolina House of Representatives could force Belmont’s South ...

SPRINGFIELD — The House passed a bill Tuesday that would ban public schools from using mascots that discriminate against people with disabilities. The bill, if signed into law, currently would affect ...

Clair County. Freeburg Community High School's mascot, the "Midgets," is considered a slur used against people with dwarfism. The school's administration did not reply to a request for comment.