Sanger High School will keep its Apache name and mascot despite a new state law banning the name. Sanger Unified School District received permission from the Lipan Band of Apaches on Tuesday to keep the name. The backstory: Assembly Bill 3074, signed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom two years ago, bans public schools from using certain terms the Legislature has deemed to be derogatory against Native Americans.
The law, known as the California…
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