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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should public school teams be barred from having Indigenous names?

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Public schools in New York state will no longer be able to use names derived from Indigenous people for their sports teams and mascots.

State officials voted to bar the practice this week. It's part of a growing movement against those names, which some argue are racist.

Should public schools be prevented from using those names? Vote in the poll.

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