Shady Side Academy Will Stop Using Indian Mascot And Team Name

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Shady Side Academy says effective Wednesday, it will stop using the Indian as its mascot and team name.
The board of trustees voted unanimously on the decision.A letter from the board of trustees chair says at a meeting Tuesday, they decided to review the use of the Indian and decided that “a significant portion of our community feels that it cannot embrace” the mascot or name.
They say students have discussed how the mascot had becoming something “div