What Should Lancaster do?

Not only is the Redskin controversy going on at the National level, but also at the local level. Lancaster High School, a high school very close to us here at Alden has quite the debate on their hands. Should they change the name or keep it? Local newspaper journalists have weighed in on the topic. Here is a video by the Buffalo News from June on the possibility of the Redskins changing their name. http://video.buffalonews.com/?video=2555413377001 Lancaster High School is looking into the matter at hand. This has created a lot of talk with people throughout the community on social media sites especially. Keith McShea, a high school sports columnist for the Buffalo News weighed in his thoughts on the topic about two months ago. Keith mentioned how he feels that the name is offensive, and it should be changed. A major reason for why he feels this way is due to the amount of schools that have changed the name over the country. He said “I believe over 100 high schools have changed their name.” On camera, he also mentioned how he had received tons of emails and tweets for and against the name. As time went on, some of the tweets had to be removed because they were becoming inappropriate. Now, his coworker, Mary Jo Monnin also weighed in on the topic, but she went a different direction with it. She said how she is completely against a name change, and she feels this is a ridiculous idea. It is clear that there a many mixed views on this, and it will be interesting to see what the Lancaster school district decides to do. McShea, Keith. "BuffaloNews.com." BuffaloNews.com. The Buffalo News, n.d. Web. 10 Dec. 2013.