Deerpark Assemblyman Brabenec Urges School Teams Keep Indigenous Names

The completely redone Glennette Field in Port Jervis, N.Y. Courtesy of James VanHorn via Port Jervis School District

ORANGE COUNTY, N.Y.—New York Assemblyman Karl Brabenec has urged locals to sign an online petition to keep historic school team names and mascots referencing Native Americans.

According to a state Department of Education regulation, all public schools must ditch team names, mascots, and logos associated with Indigenous people by June 30.