A HIGH school is being sued by a parent over its new mascot, which the parent says is a ‘symbol of white supremacy.’

A student’s father and local civil rights leaders are banding together to prevent the new Spartan mascot from taking effect.

The high school has adopted the Spartan as its new mascot in place of “The Indians,” which was considered offensive to Native Americans.

This change was necessary after the state mandated all public schools to stop using indigenous names, mascots, and logos unless explicit approval was obtained from tribal nations.

According to a report by Fox News, William King Moss III, who serves as the local NAACP president and used to be a mathematics teacher, is the father of two students at the school and lodged the complaint on March 26.

Moss called the new mascot a “symbol of hate” and is “racially problematic.”

“Spartans are of the identifiable and generally perceived protected classes of White Non-Hispanic in race, White in color, Greek in National Origin, and Spartan or Greek in Ethnicity,” his complaint states.

The school district sent out an online survey to determine the new mascot in January 2024.

The survey was sent multiple times throughout the year, and the responses were narrowed down to six options.

The other options included the Green Machine, Bears, Owls, Bulldogs, and Eagles.

Moss’s lawsuit argues that the district did not act diplomatically when selecting the new mascot. 

The lawsuit asks the Brentwood Union Free School District on Long Island, New York, to have another vote.

The father had warned the district he would sue if it went ahead with the Spartans as its mascot. 

An alleged email sent by the school district defending its new mascot said that the name is used by over one dozen school districts in the state.

Moss rebutted the district’s defense, arguing that the Spartans are known to be “White warriors” who “enslaved indigenous people called the Helots.”

Furthermore, Moss claimed that the new mascot is also misogynistic. 

The former Brentwood math teacher said the Spartans are hateful against women serving in the military because “Ancient Spartans did not allow females to be soldiers in the military.”

The lawsuit accuses the public school district of violating state and federal due process clauses in its team selection.

Moss also argues that the school violated federal equal protection clauses by choosing a symbol of “white supremacy” and “male misogynists.”

The lawsuit asks that the district pick a new mascot and cover the father’s attorney fees.

Superintendent of Schools Wanda Ortiz-Rivera previously said in a statement that the process was ” inclusive” with votes from the whole school community.

Superintendent Wanda Ortiz-Rivera did not immediately reply to The U.S. Sun’s request for more information.