The Big 12 features iconic mascots, with some being around for as long as the football team itself, and while they each carry ...

“We remain hopeful that the decision regarding our school mascot will ... Currently, Freeburg High’s Midgets is the only applicable mascot in the state. People with dwarfism equate the mascot ...

The long-winded Prohibition of Discriminatory Disability Mascots Act passed the Illinois ... it targets far Downstate Freeburg Community High School, in the Metro-East region by St. Louis, and ...

Schools would be permitted to use existing materials featuring the mascots until Sept. 1, 2028. Since the 1934-35 school year, Freeburg Community High School has been home to the "Mighty Midgets ...

West’s other measure that passed through the House, dubbed the Prohibition of Discriminatory Disability Mascots Act, only targets one school: Freeburg Community High School and its team name ...

Freeburg Community High School’s mascot, the “Midgets,” is considered a slur used against people with dwarfism. The school’s administration did not reply to a request for comment.

SPRINGFIELD — The House passed a bill Tuesday that would ban public schools from using mascots that discriminate against people with disabilities. The bill, if signed into law, currently would affect ...

Freeburg Community High School's mascot, the "Midgets," is considered a slur used against people with dwarfism. The school's administration did not reply to a request for comment. Under House Bill ...

A bill in the House would require Freeburg Community High School to change the name of its mascot, which is considered a slur for people with dwarfism. A bill in the House would require Freeburg ...