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CT Schools Risk Loss Of Funds If They Keep Tribal Mascots
Connecticut schools that use Native American nicknames and mascots risk losing state funding under a new budget provision.

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Connecticut schools that use Native American nicknames and mascots risk losing state funding under a new budget provision.

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