Assembly Bill 3074, an expansion of the California Racial Mascots Act, was passed by the…
Assembly Bill 3074, an expansion of the California Racial Mascots Act, was passed by the Legislature in 2024 and goes into effect July 1 of this year. It bars California public schools, except those operated by an Indian tribe or that have obtained the written consent of a local tribe, from using a “derogatory Native American” term in school nicknames or mascots. The Hiram Johnson Warriors and their use of Native American imagery throughout the Sacramento City Unified School District campus have come into the spotlight recently. The district’s trustees in a board meeting last week directed staff to initiate the process of removing offensive imagery from the campus as soon as possible. Hiram Johnson’s principal, Garrett Kirkland, defended the Warriors name as one that students and alumni take pride in and said the large mural in the school’s gymnasium depicting a Native American man wearing a bonnet and regalia is not offensive. To read more, check out sacbee.com. ✍️: Joe Davidson 📸: Hannah Ruhoff #news #nativeamerican #schools #education #mascot #sacramento #california
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