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The ex-Virginia Tech soccer player who was penalized over her refusal to kneel during a 2020 Black Lives Matter protest will reportedly be awarded a $100,000 settlement. What's the background? Kiersten Hening claimed that she had lost her starting position on Virginia Tech's Hokies women's soccer team after she elected not to take part in a so-called pre-game unity ceremony on Sept. 12, 2020, in support of the scandal-plagued BLM movement. She indicated that her refusal was met by a "campaign of abuse and retaliation" launched by Hokies coach Charles "Chugger" Adair. Hening had been a midfielder/defender for the team...

Soccer player objectively played fewer minutes after refusing to kneel for coach’s woke agenda A Virginia Tech female soccer player who alleged that she lost playing time after refusing to go along with the woke agenda of her coach can continue her First Amendment lawsuit, a judge ruled recently. Former soccer player Kierstien Hening’s suit against coach Charles “Chugger” Aidair can proceed, federal Judge Thomas Cullen announced on December 2. Aidair moved to dismiss the lawsuit, but Cullen ruled Hening’s suit could continue. The issue arose during the fall 2020 season, after the Black Lives Matter riots over the summer...

A Virginia Tech soccer player is claiming that her coach berated her and penalized her for declining to kneel for the national anthem. The lawsuit claims the coach's "tirade" was "so extreme" that it left other team members shocked... A former Virginia Tech women’s soccer player is suing coach Charles "Chugger" Adair for orchestrating a “campaign of abuse and retaliation” to punish her for standing during the national anthem.. "Coach Adair's tirade was so extreme, so personally directed at Hening," the complaint continues. And it "shocked" Hening's teammates, who rallied to console her when the ordeal was over. By the...