At least one high school baseball team in Iowa opened its season on Monday by taking a knee during the national anthem in a show of support of Black Lives Matter.
“No disrespect to the flag. It’s simply to bring attention to the issues at hand, and I think we did the right thing," Roosevelt senior infielder Alex Pendergast told the station.
“If we had some standing and some kneeling, it’s not as big of a deal. But to show that our whole team came together and kneeled, I think it makes a very big impact.”“It made me feel good because our kids are in it together,” activities manager Tracy Johnson told WHO. “We want those kids to be able to express themselves, and it was neat for us to see all of our kids do that.”
A spokesman for the Iowa High School Athletic Association, which oversees boys sports, told NBC News on Monday night there are no rules against kneeling for the anthem. But the association declined to comment on Roosevelt's anthem protest. Players on the other team, the Ankeny Centennial Jaguars, did not kneel for the anthem, WHO reported.
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