PORTLAND, Ore. – A decision by the Portland school board that requires Franklin High School to change its Quaker mascot and nickname is stirring up a fair amount of controversy. The board voted ...

PORTLAND, Ore. – Franklin High School in Southeast Portland needs a new mascot and a committee is starting the rebranding process Tuesday. The Quakers, the school’s former mascot, are members ...

But at Franklin High School in Southeast Portland, some would like to ditch the mascot because of its ties to a religion. For at least 100 years, students at Franklin have been called Quakers ...

Franklin High's mascot, The Quaker, is an offensive appropriation of a religious faith and must be changed, the Portland school board determined Tuesday. That conclusion comes after a battle ...

Something to ponder regarding Franklin High School and its mascot dilemma ("Portland school board finds Quaker mascot name discriminatory," May 9): Quaker is not an actual or official name of a ...