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A study from Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) in two State Agencies in New York has found that both violated sections VI in the Civil Rights Act over a ban on Native American-inspired machoes and logos that shoot into the national ramp light due to a long Island School District.
Department of Education Released a press release of its findings on Friday, only one month after Launching the probe first into the New York Department of Education and the New York State Board of Regents.
Education Secretary Linda McMahon participates in a Make America Healthy Again (Maha) Commission event in the eastern space of the White House, Thursday, May 22, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
“The Trump administration will not be vacant as state leaders try to eliminate the story and culture of native American tribes,” said American Education Secretary Linda McMahon, who visited Massapequa High School on Friday.
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“Instead of focusing on learning results, the New York Department of Education and Board of Regents has put its views on deleting Massapequa’s history – while we turn a blind eye to other districts’ machine masks derived from or associated with other racial or ethnic groups. New York comes in accordance with federal law. ”
The study was created when Native American Guardians Association (NAGA) filed a complaint in April after claiming that the state agencies forced Massapequa School District, home to Chiefs, to pull back his mascot.
“Native American Guardians Association is firmly claiming that the preservation of native themes and images in New York Public Schools is not only a matter of cultural dignity, but a fundamental civil law for all students. We urge federal and state leaders to help us defend these dwindling expressions or our presence and contributions,” said Vice President of Naga Frank Black Cloud in a declaration of the time.
A mural for Massapequa Chiefs School Sports Teams, where Trump Administration reports, according to media, has launched a study by New York officials threatening to withhold state funding to the city of Massapequa for non -compliance with a statesmen removing native American names from school logs, seen painted on a building on a building on a building, 1 May 2025. (Reuters/Shannon Stapleton)
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“Maintaining a respectable presence in New State Schools is crucial to educational equity, historical truth and civil rights for all American Indians.”
The Department of Education also found that although Native American Inspired Maskotes, Names, and Logos were not allowed under Politics, were others who “appear to be derived from other racial or ethnic groups”, which made the policy “discriminatory.”
The District defendant the state in September and claimed that its first amendment was violated, but a federal judge issued it. Rebranding, including change of name and logo, would cost approx. 1 million dollars, district officials claimed.
President Donald Trump became aware of the question last month and urged the Department of Education to look at the ban, which he called “a violation of our large Indian population.”
President Donald Trump speaks to the media with First Lady Melania Trump as they leave the White House on April 25, 2025 in Washington, DC (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
The mandate of 2022 requires all public schools to retire and log back to native US machine and logos or risk the loss of federal funding. Four schools on Long Island have since brought litigation.
The Department of Education announced on Friday as part of its investigation, which proposed a decision on the violations includes the abolition of the ban on “original names, masks and logos” issuing a memorandum to public schools informing them about the changes, and issued a letter of excuse to original tribes who acknowledge that the actions of the two agencies native American history. ”
The Department of Education said non -compliance with the decision plan risks further action from the Department of Justice and the potential loss of federal funding.
