Possible Union mascot name change

Possible Union mascot name change

BIG CHANGE SOON.

THESCHOOL BOARD IS DISCUSSINGAND VOTING TONIGHT ON ARECOMMENDATION TODISCONTINUE THE USE OF THE"REDSKINS" MASCOT AND LOGO.IN TONIGHT'S PROJECT SAFESCHOOLS - OUR KATIE KELEHERTELLS US WHY THIS CHANGECOULD BE HAPPENING.

KATIE?THERE'S BEEN DEBATE OVER THEUNION MASCOT FOR YEARS.SOME SAY IT'S OFFENSIVETOWARD NATIVE AMERICANS.WHILE OTHERS SAY IT'S ABOUTTRADITION."REDSKINS" HAS BEEN UNION'SMASCOT SINCE 19-45.

THEDISTRICT LAST CONSIDEREDCHANGING IT 17 YEARS AGO.THOSE AGAINST THE MASCOT SAYIT'S RACIST TOWARD NATIVEAMERICANS.

AND REMINDS THEMOF THEIR PAINFUL HISTORY.00:05:11:02-00:05:23:17MARGARET HICKS, UNION PARENT"It brings up a lot of hurt.A lot of hurt that'scorrelated into all of thatpeople don't talk about fromthe land run to removal ofour people from ourancestral lands."THOSE IN FAVOR OF KEEPINGTHE MASCOT SAY - IT'S NOTMEANT TO BENEGATIVE.

THEY SAY IT'SABOUT HISTORY OF THEDISTRICT AND BEING PART OFTHE UNION FAMILY.THE BOARD MEETING IS SET TOSTART AT 7.

WE WILL HAVE ALIVE UPDATE AT 10 - AS WELLAS ONLINE AND ON OUR FREE 2WORKS FOR YOU APP.

LIVE INTULSA, KATIE KELEHER, 2WORKS FOR YOU"Now,