US education department orders New York school to reverse ‘Thunderbirds’ to ‘T-Birds’ after civil rights law breach
OCR finds New York school violated civil rights law by renaming ‘Thunderbirds’ to ‘T-Birds’. (AP Photo) The US Department of Education has ordered a New York school district to reverse its decision to rename its long-standing “Thunderbirds” mascot to “T-Birds,” after finding the change violated federal civil rights law. The ruling follows an investigation by…