No more racist Indian mascots

Correspondence regarding the race-based team name and bright red severed head logo of Spaulding High School in Rochester, New Hampshire

1/16/06: Letter to the principal of Spaulding High School

1/20/06: Letter from Principal Pedersen

1/27/06: Letter No. 2 to Principal Pedersen

1/30/06: Email to Spaulding High School athletic director

2/27/06: Email to Superintendent of Schools—Rochester, New Hampshire

2/27/06: Email response from Superintendent Hopkins

3/8/06: Letter to Superintendent Hopkins

3/9/06: Email response from Assistant Superintendent Hemingway

3/29/06: Email from aistm.org to Assistant Superintendent Hemingway

4/11/06: Letter from Judy Cohen (Human Rights Club) to Special Services Committee

4/13/06: Letter to Rochester School Board

4/21/06: Letter to Superintendent Hopkins

7/18/06: Letter to Superintendent Hopkins

8/28/06: Letter from Superintendent Hopkins (Received 9/1/06)

8/29/06: Letter to Superintendent Hopkins

9/8/06: Letter to Superintendent Hopkins

Other N.H. High Schools

October 2006: Sample letter sent to athletic directors at the following N.H. high schools:

  • Belmont (Red Raiders)
  • Laconia (Sachems)
  • Merrimack (Tomahawks)
  • Sanborn Regional in Kingston (Indians)
  • Winnacunnet in Hampton (Warriors)

11/29/06: NHIAA chooses inaction over leadership

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