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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2001 The Montgomery County school board in Maryland on Tuesday voted 6-1 to get rid of the "Indians" mascot at Poolesville High and passed a policy to keep mascot names, logos and mascots bias free. The school will be given a year and $80,000 to make the transition. Community members had voted to keep the name earlier this year. Get the Story:
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Indian mascot banned in Md.
Facebook TwitterWEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2001 The Montgomery County school board in Maryland on Tuesday voted 6-1 to get rid of the "Indians" mascot at Poolesville High and passed a policy to keep mascot names, logos and mascots bias free. The school will be given a year and $80,000 to make the transition. Community members had voted to keep the name earlier this year. Get the Story:
Indians Team Name Banned (The Washington Post 8/29) Related Stories:
Editorial: Mascots not worth it (8/29)
Editorial: Mascot decision a bad one (8/28)
Md. county urges Indian mascot ban (8/28)
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