CENTRAL ILLINOIS (WCIA) — A bill just passed in the Illinois House of Representatives that could change local school districts in a big way.
The legislation, nicknamed the “Mascot Ban,” was voted through on Thursday. If it gets through the Senate, any school with a native name, logo or mascot would be forced to change them.
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The bill states a school can continue to use uniforms or other materials with native logos until September 2028. However, districts around Central Illinois aren’t sure this will help.
Several schools in the area have mascots that would need to change including Neoga, currently they’re the Indians. Superintendent Kevin Haarman said in a statement to lawmakers last year that changing the mascot would cost around $500,000. Now, one year later, he brought up those concerns again and said the money would be better spent on students…