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Pennsylvania school district votes to reinstate Native American logo criticized as insensitive

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GLEN ROCK, Pa. (AP) — A school board in southern Pennsylvania has voted to reinstate the district’s old mascot logo portraying a Native American fighter, despite criticism that it’s outdated and culturally insensitive. The Southern York County School District voted 7-2 on Thursday to bring back the logo. It had been been retired in April 2021 by a previous board that also chose to keep the name of the Susquehannock High School teams as the “Warriors.” The vote followed a lengthy debate including a nearly two-hour public comment session and an hourlong presentation by a nonprofit organization that lobbies against the removal of Native American mascots.

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