Bill Banning School Use Of 'Redskins' Mascot Passes Committee
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – California is a step closing to making public school mascots racially friendly.
State lawmakers are hearing a bill called "the California Racial Mascots Act," designated AB30.
The bill would prevent the use of the word "Redskins" for mascots – a term often cited as a derogatory nickname for American Indians.
Native Americans and student activists testified in support of the bill.
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Assemblymember Luis Alejo (D-Santa Cruz), who sponsored the bill, announced Wednesday afternoon that AB30 had passed the Senate Education Committee by a vote of 7-1.
The bill will now go onto the appropriations committee.