Illinois House passes bill to ban disability slurs as school mascots, targeting one St. Clair County high school.

A bill aiming to end the usage of mascots depicting Indigenous people and people with disabilities in K-12 public schools ...

The Illinois House of Representatives passed House Bill 1237, which prohibits K-12 schools from using a Native American name, ...

The Democrat-led Illinois House has advanced legislation placing a statewide ban on Native American imagery and mascots by ...

The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford has launched a contest to name its costumed mascot, a 6-foot-plus plush black ...

Illinois House passes bill banning Native American mascots in K-12 schools, aiming to reduce stereotypes in education.

The bill points out specific mascots and names like “Redskins, Braves, Chiefs, Chieftains, Tribe, Indians, or any synonymous ...

The Illinois House has passed a bill that would ban public schools from using mascots that discriminate against people with disabilities, including one high school's mascot that is considered a slur ...

The mascot was chosen during the 1930s when a reporter ... according to the school's website. The bill's main sponsor, Rep. Maurice West, D-Rockford, said the name was chosen during a time when ...

Defender has announced that it is the principal partner of the Women`s Rugby World Cup 2025. Defender says this reinforces ...

Iga Swiatek recently shared glimpses of her visit to the on-site LEGO booth in Stuttgart. The WTA star was seen having fun as she interacted with the employees to gain information about the massive ...

7. West, the bill’s chief sponsor, said, “This bill honors all people and acknowledges the financial realities schools face when changing mascots. Ultimately, it’s about showing respect for ...