SAUGATUCK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Another Western Michigan School district has decided on a name change for its mascot.
WWMT reported Monday that the Saugatuck Public Schools Board of Education had voted to remove and replace its “Indians” mascot by the end of the year.
In a statement last month, school officials said the idea was in light of similar changes in other school districts. They said the time had come to reconsider the use of the Indians name.
“Recent national events and tragedies remind the board that work remains to be done in creating an educational culture in our schools that rejects racism, discrimination and harassment in all its forms,” school officials said in a statement. “In this spirit of continual improvement for all students in the district, the board has determined that it is time to re-examine the use of our current team name and mascot.”
The news of this name change comes after the Paw Paw school district has changed its mascot name from the “Redskins” to the “Red Wolves.”
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