The players had planned to wear the names of fallen heroes on their jerseys during a game in October for Military Appreciation Day. One mother said, “For all the other organizations at school I think the football team is setting a great example”.
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A Colorado school district denied students the opportunity to don the names of fallen serviceman on the back of their jersey’s at a football game this fall. The district said the ruling was not meant to be unpatriotic. Along with physical work, they were required to research deceased members of the Armed Forces.
“PSD can not comply with this request without giving other causes the same opportunity”, the statement from the school read.
The Poudre School District has said that their reasoning lies in the fact that the National Federation of State High School Association has a rule that only player and team names are allowed on jerseys, Fox News reported.
“In contrast to the Nationwide Soccer League, which may use uniforms to help particular causes, public excessive faculties don’t sometimes use faculty property, akin to staff jerseys, on this method”, the district stated.
As a publicly funded agency, PSD respects the diverse opinions of our community.
But in another statement released shortly after, the district provided reasons for the denial. “PSD shares the community’s value of honoring those who dedicate their lives in service to our country and looks forward to recognizing the contributions of veterans at our schools this year”, the school district said in a statement.
The Colorado High School Activities Association, which oversees high school athletics in Colorado, has bylaws that limit teams to a 4-square-inch memorial patch on uniforms.
CHSAA permits the names of corporate sponsors to appear on high school athletic uniforms.
But the specific request to have soldiers’ names stitched across the backs of the players’ uniforms came from a parent, according to the Coloradoan.
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Eckles would not address why the names will not be allowed on the jerseys.
