Jerry Brown Forces
Schools to Drop ‘Redskins’ Mascots
by William Bigelow 12 Oct 2015
On Sunday, Governor Jerry
Brown signed the California Racial
Mascots Act, banning the use of the nickname “Redskins”
for schools across the state.
Tulare Union, Chowchilla Union High, Gustine High in Merced County
and Calaveras High in San Andreas will jettison the name entirely, while Colusa
High and Mountain Empire in Pine Valley will alter their nicknamed to
“Redhawks.” The schools have until January 2017 to make the change.
In one case, a school had a local Native American tribe
supporting its resistance to the bill written by Assembly Member Luis Alejo (D-Salinas).
The Tule River Tribal Council supported Tulare Union’s battle to keep its
nickname, even writing a letter to the school district, which then forwarded
the letter to Brown’s office. Tribal chairman Neil Peyron noted that the school
“uses its mascot as a sign of pride and honor,” thus his tribe “support(s) the
school district’s use of its mascot in this way.” Tulare Union has used the
nickname since 1924.
Cathy Mederos, president of the Tulare Joint Union High
School District board, expressed her disappointment over Brown’s decision to
the Fresno Bee, saying:
The school isn’t just defined by the mascot. There’s a long
history of academic and athletic success … and that’s not going to
change. It’ll continue to be a great school. It’s not the first time the
legislation has been put forward. I think we were optimistic that it may not be
signed, but at the same time we obviously realized there was a possibility. I
can’t say that it was a surprise.
District Superintendent Sarah Koligian allowed, “We will
adhere to the law as it is written.” She told
the Bee last month, “Changes to school facilities and uniforms could
range anywhere from $700,000 to $1 million in expenses that are currently not
in the district’s budget.”
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed similar legislation in
2004.
Oneida Indian Nation Representative Ray Halbritter and
National Congress of American Indians Executive Director Jackie Pata, who run a
group called Change the Mascot, cited Brown’s decision to demand the NFL’s Washington
Redskins change the team’s nickname. They asserted, “This landmark
legislation eliminating the R-word in California schools clearly demonstrates
that this issue is not going away, and that opposition to the Washington team
on this issue is only intensifying. The NFL should act immediately to press the
team to change the name,” according to The Los Angeles Times.
Washington Redskins
Gary
J. Beban was a player for the Washington
Redskins, and a senior executive managing director for the CBRE Group, Inc.
Note: Richard C. Blum
is a director & former chairman for the CBRE Group, Inc., married to California
Senator Dianne Feinstein, and an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Foundation
to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution
(think tank).
Cyrus F.
Freidheim Jr. is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and was a publisher
for the Chicago Sun-Times.
Commercial Club of
Chicago, Members Directory A-Z (Past Research)
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
David
D. Hiller is a member of the Commercial
Club of Chicago, was the publisher & president & CEO for the Los Angeles Times, and a partner at Sidley Austin LLP.
Barack
Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin
LLP.
Michelle
Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin
LLP.
R.
Eden Martin is counsel at Sidley
Austin LLP, and the president of the Commercial
Club of Chicago.
Newton
N. Minow is a senior counsel at Sidley
Austin LLP, and a member of the Commercial
Club of Chicago.
Kathleen L. Brown is a member of the Commercial Club of
Chicago, Jerry Brown’s sister, and was the California state
government treasurer.
Jerry Brown is Kathleen L. Brown’s brother, and the California state
government governor.
Gregory E. Favre
was a managing editor for the Chicago
Sun-Times, an executive editor for the Sacramento
Bee, and a VP for the McClatchy
Newspapers, Inc.
Sacramento Bee
is a subsidiary of McClatchy Newspapers,
Inc.
Fresno
Bee is a subsidiary of McClatchy
Newspapers, Inc.
Merced Sun-Star
is a subsidiary of McClatchy Newspapers,
Inc.
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