The state’s Board of Regents unanimously voted on Tuesday to ban Native American mascots, team names and logos from all public schools.
The move means districts across the state and on Long Island have until June 2025 to make the changes.
Schools that fail to comply with the rule could lose state funding, and officials could lose their jobs.
In November, The Associated Press reported that state education officials believed there were about 50 to 60 school districts in New York still using these kinds of mascots, with 11 on Long Island.