New York ditched its own rules banning Native American logos in public schools to try to reach a secret deal with one Long Island district, documents obtained by The Post show.

Critics are now blasting the “backroom deal” to rebrand the Connetquot Thunderbirds to the shortened “T-Birds” — a name the state previously said was included in the ban — as New York and local officials have kept the deal hidden from public.

“You don’t even tell the community that this agreement exists, and you’re just going to make a decision and represent them?” Connetquot board member Jacquelyn DiLorenzo fumed to The Post, blasting her colleagues as “very corrupt.” 5

Connetquot had sued New York to keep its Thunderbirds team name after the Board of Regents enacted the ban on Native American-themed logo

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