Wis. School Ordered to Drop Chieftains Nickname

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The Osseo Fairchild School District in western Wisconsin has been ordered to drop its Chieftains nickname and logo after the state determined it was race-based and promoted discrimination and harassment.

The order issued Tuesday by the state Department of Public Instruction is the first to come under a new state law passed in May. Residents of the district filed a complaint over the logo the same day the law took effect.

The order notes that the district doesn't have the permission of any federally recognized American Indian tribe to use the name or logo. The order determined that using it amounts to stereotyping, discrimination and student harassment in violation of state law.

The school has one year to stop using Chieftains or face fines.

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