Posted on 09/15/2019 2:31:45 PM PDT by lowbridge
On Aug. 30 some cheerleaders at North Stanly High School in New London, N.C., posted for a pre-game photo of themselves holding a banner that read, “Trump 2020 Make America Great Again.”
The Stanly News & Press reported that it was “American Night” at the football game and students were encouraged to wear red, white and blue.
The newspaper reports that the photo was posted on social media and “caused people to feel uncomfortable.”
Apparently, there are some perpetually offended snowflakes who live in that part of North Carolina.
It’s not quite clear who complained about that banner, but all you-know-what broke out – leading to a school district investigation as well as a NCHSAA investigation.
“Stanly County Schools never makes political campaign endorsements,” the school district said in a statement on its website. “These policies ensure that all students, staff and visitors are able to attend school events in an environment that promotes students and not a particular political viewpoint.”
The Stanly News & Press reports the cheerleaders have been placed on probation for the remainder of the season as a result of the pro-Trump banner.
“One of the rules we have is that every contest should be conducted in a wholesome, athletic environment,” North Carolina High School Athletic Association Commissioner Que Tucker told the newspaper. “We take that to mean that it’s in an environment where good sportsmanship is shown, where people feel safe … that respect for all people participating is being shown.”
The newspaper reports that “due to the fact the incident caused concern for many and helped create a negative athletic environment, according to Tucker, the NCHSAA decided to reprimand the cheerleaders by putting them on probation.”
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Trump should invite these kids to the White House.
Excellent. File a Federal civil rights lawsuit against the school district on behalf of the cheerleaders.
This is what needs to happen everywhere this idiocy is perpetrated.
A “negative athletic environment”. I’m sure the fist amendment doesn’t wasn’t intended for that.
I think we all know what would have happened if, years ago, they had a banner reading “OBAMA 2008” OR “OBAMA 2012”.
We all know what the reaction would have been to support for the president under those circumstances.
Stanley County used to be as country as it gets (Kelly Pickler’s hometown). Looks like it’s been infected with liberal values from Charlotte 30 miles west.
NOT wearing red white and blue, singing the national anthem, and respecting the flag makes ME feel uncomfortble. GD triggered, you might say...
So don’t do that anymore! I gots my rights.
This is insane. The parents better contact their legislature and tell them they don’t want their tax dollars being spent on spineless school administrators. Kids should be encouraged to love their president.
Democrats are evil scum.
I’d love it if some lawyer officially notified the school, NCHSAA, and NCAA to thank them for making the policy clear, and notifying them that, if ANY sports-related activity does ANYTHING to promote any Democrat candidate, that there WILL be lawsuits naming each of them.
This is where WE MUST FIGHT BACK!!!!
I bet if the kids had a banner that said “Orange Man Bad” the school would have approved it
“American Night” should be an apolitical event. The young ladies were wrong to hold up a Trump banner for a pre-game photo. But it’s ridiculous that they were officially sanctioned. A word of reprimand - or caution for future events - was all that was necessary.
And the whining snowflakes should be told to get a life.
Agree! Unless they decide to sue, which they probably should.
The Party of Tolerance, doing what it does best.
#IStandWithJayne
No free speech for you.
ugh...
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