After a new state law banned the Redskins mascot, Gustine High School will return to its roots by changing its nickname to the Reds, becoming the first of four California schools to move forward in complying with the law.
..... Scott Holbrook, an attorney for the Gustine Unified School District, initially had some legal questions about the nickname Reds, he said. But after learning Gustine’s history with the nickname and suggesting using non-Native American imagery, his opinion of Reds changed.
“When (Reds) was used, it was not used in relation to any Native American mascot,” Holbrook said. “It was simply used because of school color. In that context … my opinion is, if they move forward in using Reds as the nickname, with a non-Native American mascot, they are in a strong position to assert compliance with law.”
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