# RCW 28A.320.296: RCW 28A.320.296: Native American names, symbols, and images as school mascots, logos, or team names > Washington · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T28A_C320_S296 ## Section - **Citation:** RCW 28A.320.296 - **Heading:** RCW 28A.320.296: Native American names, symbols, and images as school mascots, logos, or team names - **Jurisdiction:** Washington - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 320 / Section 296 ## Text (1) Except as provided otherwise by this section, beginning January 1, 2022, public schools may not use Native American names, symbols, or images as school mascots, logos, or team names. (2) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to public schools located within, or with enrollment boundaries that include a portion of, "Indian country," as defined in 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1151, or public schools in a county that contains all or part of a tribal reservation or tribal trust lands, if the tribe or tribes having regulatory jurisdiction over the territory within that boundary have: (a) Been consulted by the appropriate school, district, or both. Consultations under this subsection (2)(a) must include summaries of completed and ongoing district and school actions required by RCW 28A.320.170 ; and (b) Authorized the use of the name, symbol, or image as a mascot, logo, or team name through an appropriate enactment or resolution. (3) A public school may use uniforms or other materials after January 1, 2022, bearing Native American names, symbols, or images as mascots, logos, or team names if the uniforms or materials were purchased before January 1, 2022, and if: (a) The school selects a new mascot, logo, or team name by December 31, 2021, to take effect in the 2021-22 school year; (b) Except as provided otherwise by this subsection (3)(b), the school does not purchase or acquire any uniforms or materials that include the discontinued Native American name, symbol, or image. However, a school using the discontinued Native American name, symbol, or image may, until January 1, 2023, purchase or acquire a number of uniforms equal to up to twenty percent of the total number of uniforms used by a team, band, or cheer squad at that school during the 2021-22 school year solely to replace damaged or lost uniforms; (c) The school does not purchase, create, or acquire any yearbook, newspaper, program, or other similar material that includes or bears the discontinued Native American name, symbol, or image; and (d) The school does not purchase, construct, or acquire a marquee, sign, or other new or replacement fixture that includes or bears the discontinued Native American name, symbol, or image. (4) A public school that does not meet the geographic requirements in subsection (2) of this section is exempt from subsection (1) of this section if: (a) The school is located in a county that is adjacent to a county that contains all or part of a tribal reservation or tribal trust lands; and (b) The tribe that is consulted with and determines to authorize the use of the name, symbol, or image as a school mascot, logo, or team name as provided in subsection (2) of this section is the nearest federally recognized Indian tribe. ## Nearby sections - [RCW 28A.320.010 RCW 28A.320.010: Corporate powers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T28A_C320_S010.md) - [RCW 28A.320.015 RCW 28A.320.015: School boards of directors—Powers—Notice of adoption of policy.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T28A_C320_S015.md) - [RCW 28A.320.019 RCW 28A.320.019: Condensed compliance reports—Second-class districts.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T28A_C320_S019.md) - [RCW 28A.320.020 RCW 28A.320.020: Liability for debts and judgments.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T28A_C320_S020.md) - [RCW 28A.320.025 RCW 28A.320.025: School district name change.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T28A_C320_S025.md) - [RCW 28A.320.030 RCW 28A.320.030: Gifts, conveyances, etc., for scholarship and student aid purposes, receipt and administration.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T28A_C320_S030.md) - [RCW 28A.320.035 RCW 28A.320.035: Contracting out—Board's powers and duties—Goods and services.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T28A_C320_S035.md) - [RCW 28A.320.040 RCW 28A.320.040: Bylaws for board and school government.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T28A_C320_S040.md) - [RCW 28A.320.046 RCW 28A.320.046: Recording of board of directors' meetings.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T28A_C320_S046.md) - [RCW 28A.320.050 RCW 28A.320.050: Reimbursement of expenses of directors, other school representatives, and superintendent candidates—Advancing anticipated expenses.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T28A_C320_S050.md) - [RCW 28A.320.055 RCW 28A.320.055: Employee collective bargaining agreements—Publication on school website.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T28A_C320_S055.md) - [RCW 28A.320.060 RCW 28A.320.060: Officers, employees or agents of school districts or educational service districts, insurance to protect and hold personally harmless.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T28A_C320_S060.md) - [RCW 28A.320.070 RCW 28A.320.070: School district as self-insurer—Authority.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T28A_C320_S070.md) - [RCW 28A.320.080 RCW 28A.320.080: Commencement exercises—Lip reading instruction—Joint purchasing, including issuing interest bearing warrants and agreements with private schools—Budgets.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T28A_C320_S080.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T28A_C320_S296. 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