Oregon has passed a bill that would allow school districts to receive the permission of American Indian tribes to use school mascots "that represent or are significant to the tribes," the Portland Tribune reports. The Oregon State Board of Education voted to prohibit public schools from using American Indian names, symbols or images as school mascots after July 1, 2017, the Tribune also reports.
The governor previously vetoed similar legislation because "he believed it created an overly broad exception to the State Board of Education’s decision to ban Native-themed mascots," the Tribune further reports. The legislation was changed to require that the board approves agreements reached between school districts and tribes.
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