More than 50 people were in attendance at Monday night’s Sandusky school board meeting, most of whom were there to listen to discussion about whether or not the Sandusky Redskin logo and mascot should be changed. Along with having discussed the issue of the use of Redskins as their school mascot and logo on-and-off for years, school officials say they have received emails from Native American organizations sharing their opinions and asking the district to consider making a change. Most of those in attendance at the meeting appeared to favor keeping the Redskin name and logo while others encouraged the board to have perspective and see outside of the district, how others may feel about the nickname. A district-wide survey that generated around 70 responses was generally split in opinion, with strong feelings on both sides of the issue. After more than an hour of listening to the public and discussion, the board indicated they will re-visit the issue in January, with the hopes of having Native American representation at a future meeting to share their perspective. If a change were to be made, school officials estimate the cost to be around $100,000 dollars with funding available from native American organizations to help defray the cost.
