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CEDAR CITY — Should Cedar High’s mascot be changed?
Although this is not the first time the question has arisen, it is the issue being studied by a committee appointed by the Iron County School District Board of Education.
According to a recent tweet by the school board, the committee will hold two public hearings on the issue, on Dec. 4 and Dec. 18, with both meetings taking place at 7 p.m. at the Cedar High School auditorium.
Members of the public are invited to attend the meetings and voice their opinions regarding the use of Redmen, which has been used as the school’s mascot since the early 1940s.
Rich Nielsen, the school district’s director of secondary education, said that following a short overview presentation, members of the public will be given up to three minutes each to express their views. Additionally, written comments and opinions may be sent anytime via email to mascot@ironschools.org.
Members of the committee will be present at the meetings and will use the input gathered to help them make recommendations to the school board based on their findings, Nielsen said, adding that the 28-member mascot committee includes current CHS students from each grade level, future students of CHS who are currently at Cedar Middle School, school administration, district administration, school employees, alumni and Paiute tribal leadership.
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