CLOVIS, Calif. (KFSN) -- Clark Intermediate's mascot was expected to see a permanent change on Friday due to Assembly Bill 3074, also known as the California Racial Mascot Act.

"I have to say I've been very appreciative that this process has come, and that this law was passed because it really did help us engage in deeper conversations with our Native American community," Clovis Unified Superintendent Dr. Corrine Folmer said.

Clovis Unified was working to change the mascot by July 2026.

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The bill, which was passed in September of 2024, prohibits schools from using any derogatory Native American terms to represent a student body in the state.

Dr. Folmer invited vice chair Fred Beihn from the North Fork Ranche

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