Massapequa parents expressed concern over New York's education department's ban on Native American mascots, which has led to federal scrutiny. The Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights determined that this partial ban was discriminatory and violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, prompting a demand for an apology and repeal. In response, Deputy Commissioner Daniel Morton-Bentley suggested a broad ban on all culturally or racially connected mascots, highlighting a struggle for equitable treatment regarding school representations of cultural identities.
"The federal Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights reported that New York's ban on Native American mascots violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964."
"Deputy Commissioner Daniel Morton-Bentley proposed to ban all mascots related to any cultural or racial group as a response to the federal investigation."
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