WHITEHALL TWP., Pa. - A new mascot is set to stalk the sidelines at Whitehall-Coplay School District sporting events. Meet "Big Z." The mascot is based off of Whitehall's "Zephyrs" nickname.

The news comes just weeks before a June 30 deadline to comply with the state's ban on Native American mascots and other ...

The state has set a June 30 deadline for districts to comply with a ban on Native American mascots, team names and logos in public schools.

WHITEHALL TWP., Pa. – The Whitehall-Coplay School ... district is seeking $5 million for the project. The districts have cited different reasons like inflation, increased enrollment, new capital ...

Education Secretary Linda McMahon says her agency found that New York’s ban on tribal themed mascots in public schools discriminates against Native Americans. Four months ago, a school district ...

Currently, the district, its staff and students are fighting to keep the school’s mascot name and logo intact. Massapequa has been in a contentious legal battle against New York State’s 2023 ...

with that mascot receiving 79% of the votes. While a new nickname has been chosen, the work is not done. The school district will now put its efforts toward developing a new logo. Any remnants ...

After the state forced a Long Island school ... mascot was meant to convey respect. Ms. McMahon said the department would demand that New York offer a formal apology to Massapequa, allow the ...

Wood County Schools Superintendent Christie Willis gave a proposal to the Wood County Board of Education on Tuesday night for ...

The mascots for the district’s two other high schools are the Antlers (Elkhorn High) and the Storm (Elkhorn South High). The district broke ground on the new high school earlier this summer.

By Troy Closson A New York school district was mired in a pitched battle over its Native American mascot. The school board in Lancaster, a small district near Buffalo, had voted to banish its ...