ALLEGHENY COUNTY, Pa. — The latest resolution from the North Hills school board would eliminate the district’s use of the Indian chief logo, but keep the name “Indians” for the athletic teams.
According to a release from the district, the resolution was drafted after community feedback following a town hall held in June.
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If the resolution passed, the district would work with a graphic artist to establish district logos and other images for district use. They would establish guidelines for acceptable graphic identification of the district and its athletic teams. Those guidelines would then be posted on the district website prior to the start of the 2023-24 school year.
The district would replace items with the existing logo through its “normal replacement cycle,” the release said, using established district logos and images established under the resolution.
Board president Allison Mathis said the following in a prepared statement:
“I think this is a financially responsible resolution that takes the feedback from the town hall and the written comments the district received into consideration. This feedback was also made publicly available on the district website (linked here) for anyone to review. Community feedback is important. As a board we have all worked really hard to listen to the community on this topic and put in a lot of time to get to a juncture where we even have a resolution to consider. In reviewing both the Town Hall transcript and the written comments feedback was mixed, probably much like the feelings of the board. Written submissions did not favor change, the town hall participants slightly favored change. It is my opinion that a sweeping change without the support of a certain percentage of the community would be a mistake. This resolution is obviously a compromise. However, we need a path forward. As leaders in the community, who have put a lot of time and work into soliciting feedback, in a world that is often so polarized, I am hopeful that we can come together on this compromise and move beyond it to focus on education.”
The board voted 7-2 in favor of moving the resolution to the next meeting on Oct. 6, where it will be voted on for approval.
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