Dallas Eliminates Racist Mascots
(forwarded by Catherine Davids, U of M, Flint, Mi)
The Apache mascot danced through the crowd at a districtwide pep rally,
his dark brows knitted, his broad cheeks streaked with red and blue war
paint and his mouth twisted into a fierce scowl.

But although the Indian and other high school mascots were supposed to
stir school spirit and energize employees, the character in the
buckskins and large molded head incensed the program manager for the
Dallas school district's American Indian Education Program.

The incident led to a complaint that resulted in the elimination of all
Indian mascots from Dallas schools. By the end of this school year, all
evidence of Indian mascots, logos and imagery at 10 schools will be
gone.

In deciding to eliminate Indian mascots, Dallas joined the Los Angeles
public schools, Arlington's Martin High School and numerous colleges
across the nation. But American Indian figures are still in place at
South Grand Prairie High School, Keller High School and about 50 public
high schools, 13 private schools and three colleges in Texas.