Before Friday’s District 25-5A showdown between McCallum and LBJ, the national debate over the national anthem took center

stage.



At least six of McCallum’s cheerleaders took a knee during the national anthem. No players from either side took a knee.

President Trump last week at a campaign rally for a failed Senate candidate called for NFL owners to fire players who knelt

during the national anthem before games to protest racial injustice and police violence.



"Wouldn’t you love to see one of these NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say, ‘Get that son of a bitch off

the field right now, out, he’s fired. He’s fired,’ " Trump said at the rally in Alabama.



In response, every NFL team last weekend made some sort of demonstration during the anthem. Joined by an acknowledged Trump

supporter in owner Jerry Jones, the Dallas Cowboys knelt as a team before the anthem to show unity with the rest of the league.



Earlier this week, a principal at a high school in Louisiana sent a letter to parents and students that said any athlete who

protested the national anthem could be kicked off a team. In Texas, however, several large school district including those

of Houston and Frisco said in a news release that players would be allowed to kneel during the anthem without any repercussions.



A year ago, San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick began taking a knee during the national anthem to protest racial injustice

and police brutality.

