Kansas Racial Equity & Justice Commish Demands Native Mascots Cancelled

A slew of recommendations on school conduct from this team assembled by Guv Kelly offers an end of year summary  . . . 

Take a peek . . .

"The commission called for the end to Native American mascots, imagery and names in schools and sports teams. It further called for schools to review anti-bullying and anti-discrimination policies to make them more culturally diverse, and have institutions collaborate with the Kansas Office of Native American Affairs and the Kansas Association for Native American Education to educate people on Native American representation."

To be fair . . .

The name switch for the Shawnee Mission North Indians didn't exactly create more harmony as students continue to protest call out the administration.

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A Kansas commission says one step toward racial equity is to stop using Native Americans as mascots

A state commission asked by Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly to study the state's racial equity called for ending the use of Native Americans as team mascots, getting vaccines to underserved populations and expanding Medicaid. It also called for a higher minimum wage.