Just in case you want to professionally whine about a sports team's ethnic logo .. Wisconsin may have a law for you!
SB132 will be discussed this week:
http://www.legis.state.wi.us/2007/data/SB-132.pdfAnalysis by the Legislative Reference BureauCurrent law prohibits discrimination against pupils on a number of grounds,
including race and ancestry. This bill provides that a school district resident may
object to a school board’s use of an ethnic name, nickname, logo, or mascot by filing
a complaint with the state superintendent of public instruction. The state
superintendent must schedule a hearing on the complaint, at which the school board
has the burden of proving by clear and convincing evidence that the use of the ethnic
name, nickname, logo, or mascot does not promote discrimination, pupil harassment,
or stereotyping. If the state superintendent finds in favor of the complainant, the
state superintendent must order the school board to terminate its use of the ethnic
name, nickname, logo, or mascot within 12 months after issuance of the order. A
school board is subject to a forfeiture of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 for
each day that it uses the ethnic name, nickname, logo, or mascot in violation of the
order. The decision of the state superintendent is subject to circuit court review.
For further information see the local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as
an appendix to this bill.
