A case is currently in front of the Supreme Court after a high school football coach was fired for taking a knee and praying at the 50-yard line on the football field.
This incident occurred in 2015, although the coach had been doing so since 2008. But it became a bone of contention when an opposing coach reported his action.
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The issue took flight on social media after conservative judges on the
Supreme Court were sympathetic to the coach taking a knee on the field. Although his actions predate Colin Kaepernick taking a knee at NFL games, the mindset of people defending Kennedy’s right to do so is a stark contrast to the same people condemning Kaepernick for doing almost the same thing.Twitter took notice.