Only Tennessee lawmakers would have the power to ban school mascots and symbols featuring American Indians under legislation approved by the state Senate on Thursday.
The bill passed by senators on a 22-5 vote would prohibit agencies like the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association from banning schools having teams with American Indian symbols and names.
"It belongs in the citizens' elected arena. ... It belongs to the legislature," said state Sen. Dewayne Bunch, R-Cleveland, the bill's Senate sponsor.
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