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Chowchilla High School Must Drop 'Redskins' Mascot Under New Law

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A high school in the Central Valley town of Chowchilla is one of four in California that has to drop its mascot -- the Redskins -- to follow a new state law. The debate over what is identity and what is offensive is literally playing out on main street.

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