Carpinteria High protests removal of Indian mascot images
April 24, 2008
CARPINTERIA, CALIF. \u2013 More than 600 students at Carpinteria High School are protesting a school district decision to remove images of the school's Indian warrior mascot.
A student who is a member of the Chumash tribe complained the school's mascot \u2013 an American Indian wearing a headdress \u2013 perpetuates stereotypes and offensive to Native Americans.
The Carpinteria Unified School District board voted 3-2 this week voted the Warriors team name can be retained but murals, paintings, statues and other Indian depictions around the campus will have to go.
More than 600 students marched from the campus to the district superintendent Paul Cordeiro's office on Wednesday to protest the vote. The Indian imagery issue will be on the agenda at the next school board meeting.
School board member Amrita Salm says the warrior image \u201cis discrimination, disrespectful and propagates ethnic stereotypes.\u201d
Article: www.signonsandiego. com/news/ state/20080424- 0538-ca-brf- cencoast- indianimagery. html
Carpinteria HS Web Site: www.warriorcountry. com
Carpinteria Unified School District Board: Web: www.cusd.net
Email C.U.S.D. Superintendent Paul A. Cordeiro: pcordeiro@cusd. net
Email Principal Gerardo Cornejo: gcornejo@cusd. net
April 24, 2008
CARPINTERIA, CALIF. \u2013 More than 600 students at Carpinteria High School are protesting a school district decision to remove images of the school's Indian warrior mascot.
A student who is a member of the Chumash tribe complained the school's mascot \u2013 an American Indian wearing a headdress \u2013 perpetuates stereotypes and offensive to Native Americans.
The Carpinteria Unified School District board voted 3-2 this week voted the Warriors team name can be retained but murals, paintings, statues and other Indian depictions around the campus will have to go.
More than 600 students marched from the campus to the district superintendent Paul Cordeiro's office on Wednesday to protest the vote. The Indian imagery issue will be on the agenda at the next school board meeting.
School board member Amrita Salm says the warrior image \u201cis discrimination, disrespectful and propagates ethnic stereotypes.\u201d
Article: www.signonsandiego. com/news/ state/20080424- 0538-ca-brf- cencoast- indianimagery. html
Carpinteria HS Web Site: www.warriorcountry. com
Carpinteria Unified School District Board: Web: www.cusd.net
Email C.U.S.D. Superintendent Paul A. Cordeiro: pcordeiro@cusd. net
Email Principal Gerardo Cornejo: gcornejo@cusd. net
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