The mascot of racist origins that represents our school, who claims to support diversity and supports, "no place for hate.” Needs to be changed. As you can see in the image above our mascot is very clearly being symbolised as a klans member, which is unacceptable for a school with apparently “no tolerance for hate.”
Why is this important?
The Abington School District mascot “The Galloping Ghost” represents a white supremacist symbol. The original illustrations of the mascot depict a member of the KKK, a racist hate group that has been targeting black americans since the 1800s. For a school district that practices No Place for Hate ideals, this is unacceptable. Some of you may think that just because the school changed the depiction it is perfectly fine, but the history of the KKK still lies in years of yearbooks.
