Wednesday, September 12, 2018

Kennesaw State cheerleader who knelt for Anthem sues for 'violation of civil rights' - The College Fix

Kennesaw State cheerleader who knelt for Anthem sues for 'violation of civil rights' - The College Fix
Image result for Tommia Dean"A Kennesaw State University cheerleader who, along with four teammates, had knelt for the National Anthem during a football game in September of
last year, is suing school and state officials for violating her civil rights.
In her complaint, Tommia Dean alleges Georgia State Representative Earl Ehrhart and Cobb County Sheriff Neil Warren conspired with KU President Sam Olens and two athletic directors to keep her and her peers off the field during the playing of the Anthem.
The Sentinel reports:
“By prohibiting the cheerleaders, including Plaintiff Dean, from taking the field and kneeling during the national anthem, Defendant Olens, Whitlock and Griffin in conspiracy under the pretext of improving the fan experience and acting under color of state law, violated Plaintiff Dean’s clearly established constitutional rights of which a reasonable person and government official would have known,” the complaint states.
Dean has suffered from migraine headaches and emotional distress, and is suing for monetary damages for “the violation of her constitutional rights...”
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