Central Pa. school district gets rid of its Native American mascot

The Southern York County School District will no longer use its Native American mascot following a board decision Thursday night.

The board voted 7-2 Thursday to retire the Susquehannock High School mascot, ending a controversial debate that started nearly one year ago. The district will keep the terms “Susquehannock” and “Warriors” as part of its branding.

Students will design the new logo. Superintendent Sandra Lemmon said the board will receive its first update on the transition next month.

Officials started discussing the mascot last year, following calls for the district to change it. The debate spurred competing change.org petitions supporting and opposing a change to Southern York’s mascot. A petition to remove the high school’s mascot gathered 850 signatures, while a petition to keep the mascot gathered more than 3,800 signatures.

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