At Goshen and several high schools that have changed the name in recent years, Native Americans played an important role in the debate, Capital News Service found.
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School paper becomes flashpoint in debate over ‘Redskins’
At several high schools that have dropped the name Redskins in recent years — or, like Neshaminy, schools that are debating whether they should continue to use the name — students were deeply involved at every step of the process.
California law cuts ‘Redskins’ over school objections
Forty-one high schools since 1989 have changed their mascot’s name from Redskins, picking new monikers like Red Hawks, Reds and Legends. Calaveras High School, forced to change by the state of California, changed its name to nothing.
At some schools, Redskins are gone, but not forgotten
Several high schools have gone through official name changes to drop the Redskins mascot. Some schools continue to cling to the name.
At Redskins high schools, students show pride in mascot
Some high schools that use the Redskins mascot show their pride by showcasing their sports teams, players and students. Others use more contentious imagery.
A big job for Texan at center of Baltimore police reform
It’s late on a Tuesday when Ganesha Martin steps into a church basement on West Belvedere Avenue, down the road from Pimlico Race Course. It’s not the first meeting the Baltimore police chief has been to this week — or even this Tuesday.
Baltimore police go back to basics to improve technology
Over the next year, Baltimore’s police officers will type crime reports on computers installed in their cars. Those reports will upload to a data storage system that will help officers track crime, and it will help the city assess whether the police officer has done his or her job correctly.
Baltimore police seek new ways of attracting recruits
The Baltimore Police Department, amid an increase in violent crime, is down 500 officers from its strength of six years ago, and the mayor wants to find new ways to attract recruits.
Civilian Review Board lacks full power to punish officers
The October meeting of Baltimore’s Civilian Review Board took place in a fluorescent-soaked room at a recreation center in West Baltimore. An audience of a dozen or so, a few of them police investigators, bore silent witness.