As the players took the field on a game advertised as “Patriot Night,” they brought a “Thin Blue Line” and a “Thin Red Line” flag with them, leading another teammate who carried an American flag. But their request for permission to carry the flags was denied by district officials, according to the head of the Little Miami Local Schools Board of Education. OHIO SCHOOL DISTRICT BANS 'THIN BLUE LINE' FLAGS AFTER FOOTBALL PLAYER CARRIED ONE TO HONOR COACHAnd by Monday they found themselves suspended from the team, the Cincinnati-based WKRC-TV reported. Bentley carried the “Thin Red Line” flag. “As the season continues, the only two flags that will come through the Little Miami football tunnel are the flag of the United States of America and the Little Miami spirit flag,” Grice said.

Source: Fox News September 15, 2020 22:18 UTC