Dartmouth School Committee

The Dartmouth School Committee voted 3-1, with one member abstaining, to keep the Indian name and Native American logo for Dartmouth Public Schools.

Wampanoag tribe members from Aquinnah sent a letter to Dartmouth's School Committee on Monday urging them to keep the district's Indian logo ahead of a forum on the issue on Tuesday.

Barry Richard believes the idea of a name and logo change for the Dartmouth Indians is not supported by most in town and certainly not by the Wampanoag people.

School boards in New Bedford and Dartmouth decided kids need to wear masks in school to protect themselves from COVID, when it should be the parents' call.

All Dartmouth residents, and members of tribes with connections to the town, should be heard on the issue of whether or not to change the school's mascot.

Dartmouth Public Schools officials have set a tentative date for a public input session on the high school's controversial Indian logo.

The Dartmouth Indian may be bound for the happy hunting ground. The Dartmouth School Committee could decide soon whether or not to remove the Dartmouth Indians name and logo from the public school system. The committee's Equity & Diversity Subcommittee has considered making a recommendation to remove the name and logo because some believe they are offensive to Native Americans. The enl... Read

A committee tasked with studying the 'Indian' mascot is improperly limited to Dartmouth residents only, said Dr. LaSella Hall.

The Dartmouth School Committee voted 4-1 in favor of a phased reopening for the town’s schools that will see the school year begin with remote learning.

It's a mistake to bend to the mood of the moment and to people who make baseless, ugly comments about those who have opposing but valid positions on any issue.