Report: Texas high school cheerleaders kneel during national anthem

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Several high school cheerleaders in Austin, Texas knelt during a Friday night football game.

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Several high school cheerleaders in Austin, Texas knelt during a Friday night football game.

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The Austin-American Statesman is reporting that several high school cheerleaders knelt during the national anthem at a Friday night football game in the state capital.

In a game between McCallum and Lyndon B. Johnson high schools, at least six cheerleaders took a knee.

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No player from either team knelt during the anthem, according to the report.

The group's response follows more than a week of protests by NFL players, many kneeling or locking arms during the national anthem in protest against systemic racism, police brutality, or Trump's encouragement of NFL owners to fire players who "disrespect" the American flag.

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