{"id":1716653,"date":"2022-10-30T06:10:05","date_gmt":"2022-10-30T10:10:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1716653"},"modified":"2022-10-30T07:18:32","modified_gmt":"2022-10-30T11:18:32","slug":"high-school-football-players-defy-thin-blue-line-flag-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/high-school-football-players-defy-thin-blue-line-flag-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"High School Football Players Defy Thin Blue Line Flag Ban"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhigh-school-football-players-defy-thin-blue-line-flag-ban%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1716653&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"speakable\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/us-regions\/west\/california\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>California high school<\/u><\/a> in Santa Clarita is once again flying the Thin Blue Line flag before its football games, despite a football coach&#8217;s decision to stop displaying it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">On Friday night, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/california-high-school-football-player-ditch-pro-police-flag-critics-compare-confederate-flag\"><u>Saugus High School football<\/u><\/a> played against Golden Valley and took the field with one member of the team carrying the Thin Blue Line flag, according to the Santa Clarita Valley Signal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/640\/320\/GettyImages-1241020855.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"A thin blue line flag, signaling support for law enforcement, is displayed above the sign for the National Rifle Association (NRA) outside its headquarters in Fairfax, Virginia, on May 31, 2022.\u00a0\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      A thin blue line flag, signaling support for law enforcement, is displayed above the sign for the National Rifle Association (NRA) outside its headquarters in Fairfax, Virginia, on May 31, 2022.\u00a0<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(Stefani Reynolds\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Displaying the flag, which is intended to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/crime\/police-and-law-enforcement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>show support for law enforcement<\/u><\/a>, was recently discontinued from the sidelines due to the flag being seen as &#8220;uncomfortable and unwelcome&#8221; to some.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/california-school-bans-football-team-pro-police-flag-years-students-rescued-shooter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CALIFORNIA SCHOOL BANS FOOTBALL TEAM\u2019S PRO-POLICE FLAG 3 YEARS AFTER STUDENTS WERE RESCUED FROM SCHOOL SHOOTER<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mike Kuhlman, superintendent of the William S. Hart Union High School District, sent a letter explaining the decision to stop flying the flag, which was made by football coach Jason Bornn.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Given that some individuals have expressed concern that they interpret the Thin Blue Line flag to be divisive, it occurred to (the coach) that it\u2019s possible that some players on the team might not be entirely enthusiastic about a symbol that is being used to represent the entire team,&#8221; Kuhlman said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/640\/320\/GettyImages-1182589911.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"People grieve beside a makeshift memorial in Central Park, not far from Saugus High School on Nov. 15, 2019, in Santa Clarita, California - A teenage boy gunned down fellow students at a California high school on his 16th birthday on Nov. 14, 2019, killing two and wounding another three before turning the pistol on himself.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      People grieve beside a makeshift memorial in Central Park, not far from Saugus High School on Nov. 15, 2019, in Santa Clarita, California &#8211; A teenage boy gunned down fellow students at a California high school on his 16th birthday on Nov. 14, 2019, killing two and wounding another three before turning the pistol on himself.<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(Frederic J. Brown\/AFP via Getty Images\u00a0)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;In deference to his commitment to inclusivity, kindness and respect (just loving people), and because the team never voted as a unit to carry this banner, Coach decided to discontinue this practice,&#8221; he continued. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/washington-high-school-football-coach-fired-prayers-reinstated-court-docs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL COACH FIRED OVER PRAYERS TO BE REINSTATED: COURT DOCS<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Saugus Centurions defeated Golden Valley 31-13 to finish the regular season 8-2.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s very satisfying to get the win, the kids worked very hard for this,&#8221; Bornn said after the game, according to the Los Angeles Daily News. &#8220;We had to overcome a tremendous amount of adversity with injuries and the loss to West Ranch. I\u2019m just proud of their effort and work ethic and what they were able to accomplish.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/apps-products?pid=AppArticleLink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fox News has reached out to Bornn and the principal of Saugus High School for comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><i>Fox News&#8217; Bailee Hill contributed to this report<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Joe Morgan is a Sports Reporter for Fox News.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A California high school in Santa Clarita is once again flying the Thin Blue Line flag before its football games, despite a football coach&#8217;s decision to stop displaying it.\u00a0On Friday<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1681382,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1716653","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1716653","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1716653"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1716653\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1681382"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1716653"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1716653"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1716653"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}