The School Board set up a committee in the fall of 2005 to look into the issue. After a series of open public meetings, the committee returned a report concluding that due to systemic discrimination, the mascot must indeed be changed. However, the committee was the subject of questions itself, with allegations that the group splintered, and none of the public forums gathered much student input.
In 2005, the School Board established a committee to address the issue. After holding several open meetings, the committee concluded that systemic discrimination necessitated changing the mascot.  However, the committee itself faced scrutiny, with allegations of internal division and limited student participation in the public forums.