New York School Drops Orientals Nickname for Sports Teams

A New York high school whose sports teams have been called the Orientals for more than a century is ditching the nickname

East Lincoln quarterback Chazz Surratt carries the ball during the NCHSAA 2AA State Championship high school football game held in Winston-Salem, N.C. Saturday, Dec. 14, 2014. AP Photo/Winston-Salem Journal, Lauren Carroll

ROCHESTER, N.Y.—A New York high school whose sports teams have been called the Orientals for more than a century is ditching the nickname.

The Democrat and Chronicle reports (http://on.rocne.ws/1ISR6Ks ) that the Rochester school board on Thursday approved the Eagles as East High School’s nickname starting in 2015-16 school year.

Oriental is considered to be a derogatory term for someone of Asian descent.

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