Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Public Instruction
Chapter PI 45 - Use Of Race-Based Nicknames, Logos, Mascots, And Team Names
Section PI 45.02 - Definitions

(1)"Bias" means an inclination for or against a person or group of persons based, in whole or in part, on race that inhibits impartial or objective judgment affecting pupils.

(2)"Department" means the Wisconsin department of public instruction.

(3)"Discrimination" means any action, policy, or practice, including bias, stereotyping, and pupil harassment, that is detrimental to a person or group of persons and differentiates or distinguishes among persons, or which limits or denies a person or group of persons opportunities, privileges, roles, or rewards based, in whole or in part, on race, or which perpetuates the effects of past discrimination based in whole or in part on race.

(4)"Division" means the division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration.

(5)"Elector" means a U.S. citizen age 18 or older who resides in the school district.

(6)"Federally recognized American Indian tribe" means a tribal entity recognized and eligible for funding and services from the bureau of Indian affairs by virtue of its status as an Indian tribe.

(7)"Logo" means any written, printed, graphic or photographic, badge, emblem, caricature, image, statue, artifact, or other symbolic depiction representative of or in any way connected to the identity of a school, school district, or school board.

(8)"Mascot" means a person, costume, insignia, dance, song, rhythmic beat, or any other object or thing representative of or in any way connected to the identity of a school, school district, or school board.

(9)"Membership" has the meaning given in s. 121.004(5), Stats.

(10)"Nickname" means any name, title, label, word, or any other designation of any kind representative of or in any way connected to the identity of a school, school district, or school board, but does not include the official name of a school or school district.

(11)"Pupil harassment" means behavior towards pupils based, in whole or in part, on race, that substantially interferes with a pupil's school performance or creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive school environment.

(12)"School board" means the school board in charge of the public schools of a district.

(13)"School district" has the meaning given in s. 115.01(3), Stats.

(14)"Stereotyping" means attributing behaviors, abilities, interests, values, and roles to a person or group of persons on the basis, in whole or in part, of their race.

(15)"Use" includes adoption of nicknames, logos, mascots, or team names by a school district board as representative of or in any way connected to the identity of a school, district, or board or the display of nicknames, logos, mascots, or team names at any school or school sponsored event.