SHATTUCK PUBLIC SCHOOLS

OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT
P.O. Box 159
Shattuck, OK 73858

To whom it may concern:

I am writing to address the controversy at the Shattuck vs Frontier girls basketball game. The
first thing I want to do is apologize for anything that our students did or have done that is
disrespectful to Native Americans. I can assure you that as soon as I became aware of the
situation between Frontier’s fans and our student section, I stopped our students behavior. I
talked with Frontier’s principal about ten minutes after the game and assured him that we would
investigate and address this situation. Today we have already met with our student body and
discussed this sensitive situation. We will follow through with further education on the topic.

Shattuck is proud to have the Indian as our mascot, and we want to portray it in a positive way.
We look at our mascot as a symbol of pride, strength, unity, perseverance and the many other
qualities that define Native Americans. I appreciate the conversations I have had this morning
with Mr. Weckstein, Superintendent at Frontier Schools, as well as Mr. Jacob Tsotigh, who is
with the National Indian Education Association. I am encouraged that we will be able to work
together to educate our student body on ethnic and cultural differences that we are not aware of.
This situation is unfortunate, but I am glad that our school is going to be better moving forward.

Sincerely,

Tyson Bullard
Superintendent
Shattuck Public Schools