NY Schools told to stop using Native American Mascots and team names by the end of the current school year. The state Department of Education has stated that schools in New York must cease using Native American symbols in their logos, team names, and mascots by the end of this school year to avoid losing state aid. The memo from the department, published Thursday, stated that "Arguments that community members support such imagery or that they are respectful to Native Americans' are no longer tenable." The memo stated that students learn just as much from observation as direct instruction. "Boards…