Speaking briefly during the Monday, March 9, Billerica School Committee meeting, resident Caddy Em proposed an idea that has come before the town before: Lose the school’s current mascot and adopt something new. Em said he would like to see the mascot changed from the Billerica Indians to the Revolutionaries, moving from an indigenous image to one that still supports local history, keeping away from imagery that could be perceived as having racial undertones. [...]
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