A Long Island school board narrowly voted Tuesday to change its Native American team name to one agreed to under a compromise with New York state officials, who had declared their old name of Thunderbirds a violation of a ban on such mascots.

With a 3 to 2 vote, the Connetquot district board adopted the abbreviated nickname of T-Birds over the objections of many community members and federal officials, who said that the decision to nix the full native-related name was a civil rights violation.

Despite the opposition from the Trump Administration, board Vice President April Iannitelli defended her yes vote at the meeting, saying that “shortening a name does not erase history” of the school’s longtime Thunderbird legacy.

She added that Connetquot is “more fortunate” than other impacted districts to have some negotiating leverage with New York on the ban.

“We get to keep our nickname, our logo, our mascot. Once a T-Bird, always a T-Bird,” she said.

However, Iannitelli is not completely sold that the new full-time name will have to stick.

“I am requesting we hold off on any work until last minute to see if [the ban] is overturned,” she added.

New York’s Education Department would not comment on the rationale behind allowing the T-Birds name, which is already used at the Suffolk County district.

Board member Jacquelyn DiLorenzo countered that she is “not for this settlement in any way, shape, or form,” especially after the large number of community members who spoke at a recent public hearing wanting to keep the longer Thunderbird name.

“We cannot discount what was said at the meeting on Thursday, which was overwhelmingly in support of the Thunderbird,” said DiLorenzo,

Surveys sent around the community consistently showed 60% wanted to continue fighting for Thunderbirds over T-Birds as well.

“I am in support of them,” she added, referring to vocal Thunderbird advocates.

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The district, which initially sued New York to keep using Thunderbirds, was initially denied state permission to use T-Birds due to the abbreviation’s similarity to the banned mascot.

However, the state and Connetquot arranged a quiet deal in June to permit T-Birds in exchange for Connetquot dropping its legal action.

The June arrangement came days after Secretary of Education Linda McMahon launched and turned over an investigation into the ban to the Department of Justice.

Soon after, McMahon, who called the ban a Title VI civil rights violation, opened a still ongoing probe into Connetquot over the T-Birds settlement.

“I have tremendous concerns with the Title VI violations,” said DiLorenzo of future prospective federal consequences over the “flip-flopping.”

Former school board member and staunch Thunderbird supporter Jaquelyn Napolitano-Furno said that there is a bigger issue at play that’s bigger than just a mascot.

“It was not just about the name. It’s about the state overeach,” Napolitano-Furno, who served six years until July before losing a recent reelection, told The Post.

“If they are saying now that T-Birds is not a derivative of Thunderbirds, then what is it?”

The Native American Guardians Association also wrote to Connetquot that removing Thunderbirds sends “a dangerous message,” while calling the state ordinance “racist.”

NAGA intends to sue Connetquot, according to lawyer Oliver Roberts.