Hillsborough County Schools Dropping Native American Mascots
The debate has reached Hillsborough County schools, and now six elementary schools are expected to change their mascots. The Hillsborough County school district has decided that ‘Indians’, ‘Chiefs,’ “Warriors’ and…
Florida State’s Indian mascot, Chief Osceola, entertains during play against Rice September 23, 2006 at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida. FSU won 55 – 7. (Photo by A. Messerschmidt/Getty Images) *** Local Caption ***
A. Messerschmidt/Getty ImagesThe debate has reached Hillsborough County schools, and now six elementary schools are expected to change their mascots.
The Hillsborough County school district has decided that 'Indians', 'Chiefs,' "Warriors' and 'Braves' can't be used.
The affected schools are:
Adams Middle School "Warriors"
Brooker Elementary School "Braves"
Forest Hills Elementary "Braves"
Ruskin Elementary "Braves"
Summerfield Elementary "Indians"
Thonotosassa Elementary "Chiefs"
The schools left unaffected are Chamberlain "Chiefs" and East Bay "Indians"
Is the use of these names insensitive? Offensive? What do you think?
