California will no longer permit public schools to use “Redskins” as a nickname or mascot under a bill signed Sunday by Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown.
The California Racial Mascots Act, which makes the state the first to ban “Redskins,” is believed to affect only four high schools. The measure goes into effect Jan. 1, 2017, but allows schools to phase in new sports and band uniforms as long as they block the name for future use.
Sponsored by Democratic Assemblymember Luis Alejo, Assembly Bill 30 easily cleared the state Assembly and Senate, despite objections from those who called it a local-control issue.