Republicans are planning to attack their Democratic opponents over New York’s effort to force Massapequa to drop its Chiefs mascot as part of a ban on Native-American imagery in school logos.

Memorable moment: Students and audience members gave a standing ovation to Steve Messina, vice principal, who is retiring. He was first hired at Wahconah in 1996. Principal Aaron Robb, who is also ...

Education Secretary Linda McMahon announced Friday that New York violated civil rights law by banning the use of Native American mascots and logos by schools in the state, threatening to pull ...

MASSAPEQUA, N.Y. (AP) — New York is discriminating against a school district that refuses to get rid of its Native American chief mascot and could face a Justice Department investigation or risk ...

Secretary of Education Linda McMahon made a visit to a New York high school that was forced by the state to get rid of its Native American mascot. New York in 2023 ordered its high schools to ...

LONG ISLAND (PIX11) – Massapequa High School is the home of the Chiefs, and the mascot has the attention of President Trump. U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon toured the school Friday ...

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