The former Apaches of Birdie Alexander Elementary are Eagles now.
William Anderson Elementary, once the home of the Braves, is now the home of the less euphonious but more distinctive Pegasuses.

At L.O. Donald Elementary, where every kid is a Comet, the last
remaining vestige of the school's old Indian mascot is a logo painted on the gym floor that will be stripped off by summer's end.

With a noticeable lack of the shouting and legal wrangling that has
plagued other school districts facing the same issue, 10 schools in the
Dallas district have quietly dropped American Indian-themed mascots, most of them during the last year.

Over the summer, district workers will paint over old signs, print new T-shirts and order new band uniforms. The district has budgeted $60,000 for the task. The last vestiges of the old mascots will be gone by the time classes start in the fall.

The changes were requested in August 1997 by one parent and three school district employees who said the mascots made a caricature of American Indian culture and could offend American Indian students, who  make up less than 1 percent of the district's student population.

"It wasn't a capricious decision. We're just in an era of sensitivity
and doing what's right," said Israel Garcia, principal at L.O. Donald. "It wasn't done  just because people were angry."
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