The Role Of Racism In High Schools

There is bunch of racism all over America. But now it is starting to be brought into school where there are chances of mascots that will be “racist” to people at certain high schools. The Port Townsend High School in Washington state had a particular situation about racism in the name just like the “RedSkins” that turned their name into the “RedHawks” they were losing their trademark protection after the US Patent and trademark Office ruled that the name is disparaging to Native Americans. Since the professional football team “RedSkins” lost the name, the Port Townsend High School which was also called “RedSkins” had to change their name. It’s amazing that after 88 Years they had to change it. The School Board had a unanimous vote to drop the name “RedSkins” they also had the local community involved in the vote in order to decide what will be the new name and the mascot. …show more content…
Specifically, in article 1 of “Taking down the flag won’t solve racism” is that first the Charleston massacre was because racism. For instance, in the article, it explained that the state official acknowledging the inherent racism of the flag feels like the first step towards healing in the wake of the Charleston massacre. Also, the flag should be removed. Specifically, the flag can be removed from the South Carolina capital without a supermajority. But, people say that removing the flag will eventually take away racism. For example, critics say that it is a racist symbol that represents a war to uphold slavery and later, a battle to oppose civil rights advances. Taking away the flag will not take away