RADNOR – The Radnor School Board and Superintendent Kenneth E. Batchelor have called a special meeting Aug. 4 to listen to the community debate the use of “Raiders” as a Radnor High School … An RHS football alum added that he knew Radnor was making the Native Americans proud every time Radnor "lost a game, got back out there, and then lost the following game."

Radnor High School offers many AP and honors courses. Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment (file storage), Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment Videos and Podcasts, RHS Retires Costumed Mascot, Nickname & Logos Stay, Blackboard Web Community Manager Privacy Policy (Updated). Radnor High Alumni Hall of Famer Mayavan Rossum asked the board to retire the image and the name, which she said teaches denigrating treatment of others, as well as bigotry. Copyright © 2002-2020 Blackboard, Inc. All rights reserved.

The nickname "Radnor Raiders" and logos such as the "R" in a circle with feathers and the signage at Prevost Field will remain.

The Radnor High School juniors and seniors were welcomed into the NHS Radnor Chapter by this year's officers during a virtual ceremony that premiered on the RTSD YouTube channel on October 26. He said research shows these logos have "serious psychological and social consequences" and negative effects both on Native American people, and on Radnor students. "We can't just throw away part of our history, part of our community," one student exclaimed, "this is the height of white fragility, that the school can get rid of this locker simply because some colorful commentary is written on it or whatever." Other students agreed that these offensive inscriptions "never failed to hype up the class for a game of handball.

After a long period of live comments, in the video venue, board members read aloud email comments the school district had received on the question. Eckstein urged the board to abandon the Raiders name and logo. The National Congress of American Indians states, "The intolerance and harm promoted by these 'Indian' sports mascots, logos, or symbols, have very real consequences for Native people.". Register for a user account. "Specifically, rather than honoring Native peoples, these caricatures and stereotypes are harmful, perpetuate negative stereotypes of America's first peoples, and contribute to a disregard for the personhood of Native peoples."

She said, "The school board needs to show its students that listening matters, that respect matters.". Addis argued for keeping the name and the school logo with its feathers, in order to embrace the school's history. "In fact," he remarked, "I can't think of a better metaphor for the history of the Native Americans following the arrival of European colonists. Americans Head To Polls Amid 'Most Deadly Phase' Of Virus, WEBINAR: The Impact of the US Presidential Election, Learn How To Get A $200 AT&T Visa® Card When You Sign Up For TV, CONCERT: Wayne Oratorio Society Orchestra in Concert, Concert - Edge Hill Rounders feat. This post was contributed by a community member. District Communications Director Michael Petitti explained that the Raiders name was established without reference to Native Americans, but it was in the 1960's that the school's archives begins to show this association. "It is our fundamental belief in Radnor that inclusion always triumphs over discrimination, and until we can convert those who still can't comprehend why the Raider is offensive, it will remain our school's mascot.". Americans Head To Polls Amid 'Most Deadly Phase' Of Virus, PA Election Live Updates: USPS To Sweep Facilities For Ballots, WEBINAR: The Impact of the US Presidential Election, Learn How To Get A $200 AT&T Visa® Card When You Sign Up For TV, CONCERT: Wayne Oratorio Society Orchestra in Concert, Concert - Edge Hill Rounders feat.

Joe Mass... with Denise Moser. The views expressed here are the author's own. Radnor High School alum last week told the school board the logo and name are "embarrassing" even as they said they are proud of their school otherwise. "We have communicated with those who want to eliminate the Raider," a pro-Raider student activist wrote, "and we have decided to speak on behalf of all Native Americans in future mascot negotiations. Metoxen retired about this time and died in 1989.

Acknowledging the recent movement to change Radnor's mascot, Radnor Township School District countered that the lack of outcry from the privileged white inhabitants of Radnor precluded the abolition of the Raider. "While we kind of value the opinions of Radnor's indigenous community, we cannot move forward with this project until we have the unconditional support of those who hold this stereotypical caricature dear to their hearts," explained Township officials on Monday. "Every football game, I take a moment to salute the beautiful Pocahontas drawing and remember the brave Native Americans who endured a forced and cruel removal from their land for us to be able to toss the pigskin. The Radnor Raider name and certain logos are maintained to honor this tradition and the pride it continues to instill in students. The mascot debate is not the first time that Radnor High School students have challenged reform.

But Addis, president of his 2018 senior class, was in a minority.

At the same time, the school and students recognize and appreciate the tradition the mascot may represent to alumni. 90% of former Radnor students go on to graduate from four-year colleges and universities. ", A couple thousand miles west of Radnor, the Cherokee Nation is engaged in a similar struggle to remove Uncle Sam from the position of the tribe's official mascot. The student body is mostly white, with a total minority enrollment of 23%.

He explained, though, that he changed his mind recently when the Aunt Jemima brand was retired by Quaker Oats.

It will set a date to reconvene. The decision is in line with a core vision of the district to encourage students to enhance their communities – both within and outside the school – through ongoing choice and action.

She told the board that she has received vulgar messages for her published opinions. Marley Duchovnay, a 2015 graduate, also said she was very proud of "many things" about her high school education at Radnor, but said, "I'm quite ashamed of this.". The high school has 1,177 students in grades 9 through 12.

District Superintendent Dr. Kenneth Batchelor said "We've had long meetings and we've had very thoughtful meetings."



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