Massachusetts Residents Split On Banning American Indian Mascots, Poll Shows

Should Massachusetts ban high schools and colleges from using American Indian mascots and team names? It is an issue that divides the Commonwealth, according to a UMass Amherst/WCVB poll released last week. It found that Bay State residents were effectively split on the issue — 40 percent said they would support such a law, while 38 percent opposed it; 23 percent said they would neither support nor oppose the idea. The poll had a 4.7 percent margin of error.

Should Massachusetts ban high schools and colleges from using American Indian mascots and team names? It is an issue that divides the Commonwealth, according to a UMass Amherst/WCVB poll released last week. It found that Bay State residents were effectively split on the issue — 40 percent said they would support such a law, while 38 percent opposed it; 23 percent said they would neither support nor oppose the idea. The poll had a 4.7 percent margin of error.…