Victory for Sportswoman Who Refused to Kneel

U.S. District Judge Thomas Cullen this month declined to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Virginia Tech women’s soccer player Kiersten Hening, who says she was benched after she did not kneel for BLM in a pregame ceremony.

The lawsuit pits Hening against coach Charles Adair, alleging that he became furious over her refusal to kneel and her objections to the Black Lives Matter organization’s mission statement.

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