Although the district has phased out an old Native American logo, Indian River’s mascot throughout its eight schools remains to be the “Warriors.” Indian River Superintendent Troy Decker ...

He argues that school officials in his hometown were not as forthright in their direction and verbiage, citing they were willing to remove the Warriors mascot but hopes to keep the name.

“There’s nothing in the regulation, in the law that says we have to adopt a new [mascot]. It says we have to stop using Silver Warriors,” Niskayuna School Board member Kimberly Tully said.

NISKAYUNA — Niskayuna Central School District will drop its Silver Warriors nickname at the end of the school year, with the moniker Silver Knights leading a district poll to find a new mascot.