Opponents of a proposed settlement in the Connetquot school district's litigation over the state's Native American mascot ban said this week that they are considering taking legal action to push back against the deal.

The Connetquot school board voted 3-2 on Tuesday to move forward with the settlement, which would allow the district to use the nickname "T-Birds" instead of its current name, the Thunderbirds. Current images of "an eagle, thunderbolt and/or lightning bolt" would be allowed and rebranding changes would have to be made by March 1, according to the agreement.

An attorney for former board trustee Jaclyn Napolitano-Furno, who has been a vocal opponent of the deal, called the agreement "fraudulent."

“Everything is on the table right now,” Oliver Roberts said of his client's p

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