Marcola School District 79J is a school district headquartered in Marcola, Oregon.
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It includes most of the community of Marcola and various other unincorporated areas in Lane County, Oregon.[1]
History
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Circa the decade of the 1900s the district began using the "Mowhawk Indians" as its mascot. Due to the Native American mascot controversy, in 2012 the district changed to a mustang with indigenous imagery. In 2018 a teacher filed a complaint with the Oregon Department of Education over the indigenous theme of the mustang.[2]
In 2020 the district's enrollment was around 300. Due to issues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in Oregon, the district set up an online learning program established by the superintendent, Bill Watkins, who had previously implemented similar such programs in Alaska.[3]
Schools
edit- Mohawk High School
- Mohawk Middle School
- Marcola Elementary School
References
edit- ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Lane County, OR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 2 (PDF p. 3/3). Retrieved March 10, 2024.
- ↑ Roemeling, Alisha (June 19, 2018). "Marcola teacher files complaint with state alleging racist mascot". The Register Guard. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
- ↑ Perse, Taylor (March 26, 2020). "Classroom in the Cloud". Eugene Weekly. Eugene, Oregon. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
External links
edit- [ Marcola School District 79J]
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