A New York father and NAACP leader is suing a Long Island school district over its new Spartans logo, mascot and team name, similar to the likeness used by Michigan State University, alleging it ...

A lawsuit against a NY school district claims a Spartans logo is "racially problematic" and harms female students. Moss's complaint asks the district to pick a new mascot and cover attorney's costs.

The Spartans logo has not been added to any signs or uniforms ... which could explain their appeal as sports mascots, Tsirka said. The Brentwood district chose the name after students and ...

A New York teacher filed a lawsuit against a Long Island school district, claiming that its new mascot, the Spartan, is “a symbol of white supremacy.” William King Moss III, a local National ...

A Long Island school district is being sued over claims its new mascot, a Spartan, is “a symbol of white supremacy.” William King Moss III, a parent and Suffolk County NAACP leader ...

"A mascot is not just a costume, and it's not just a logo that we wear on T-shirts, this mascot is the embodiment of our community," Van Camp said. "It is a symbol of the Lively pride, the Lively ...

Brentwood Union Free School District changed its teams’ names to the “Spartans” from the “Indians” after New York State banned public schools from using Native American mascots.

Last year, Brentwood schools were forced to drop their former name of the "Indians" after a state ruling banned public schools from using Native American imagery or logos. The "Spartans" mascot ...