President Donald Trump ordered Education Secretary Linda McMahon to intervene in a New York legal dispute over a school using a Native American mascot.
The New York Board of Regents ordered all New York public schools to remove Native American names and imagery. The Massapequa school district, with a “Chiefs” mascot and logo, has resisted the policy fiercely, arguing it would end the school’s identity and cost $1 million in rebranding. The school appealed to the Trump administration for help, a call the president answered on Tuesday.
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