State education officials in Oregon have just enacted what is arguably the nation’s toughest — and most politically correct — policy on the use of American Indian imagery.

The new rule bans all public schools from using team names, mascots, symbols and images that depict or refer to Indian tribes, individuals and customs.

Among the names now officially off limits: Redskins, Indians, Chiefs and Braves. (Try telling that to fans in Washington, Cleveland, Kansas City and Atlanta.)

Any school that doesn’t fully comply within five years risks a cutoff of state funding, The Wall Street Journal reports.

And there are no exceptions. By which we mean absolutely no exceptions.

Not even for the Warriors — which is the team name at the public school run by . . . the Confederated Tribe of Siletz Indians.

Seems Oregon officials think the tribe is demeaning its own culture.

The NCAA has also banned the use of Indian team nicknames and images in its sanctioned sports, but has allowed an exception if a college gets the approval of an Indian tribe. Tough laws similar to Oregon’s have been introduced in Oklahoma, Minnesota and Colorado.

Yet it remains a mystery why those opposed to such team names automatically assume that they’re demeaning.

Fans support their teams and cheer them on, whether they’re school teams or pro clubs.

True, some mascots seem to perpetuate stereotypes (though, again, they’re meant to be funny — not demeaning). But team names are meant to be a source of pride.

A spokeswoman for the Siletz Tribe says the ban “does nothing to address the real issues of racism.”

Indeed, she noted, “we will be forced once again to succumb to the misguided intentions of people who have no knowledge of Indian communities.”

Well put.