trump call private organization fire people refuse stand national anthem bad enough seem high school decide follow dangerous lead parkway high school bossy louisiana start punish football players stand national anthem could face less play time get kick team entirely.waylon bat parkway principal say require students stand respectful manner throughout national anthem sport event team participate failure comply result loss play time and/or participation direct head coach principal continue failure comply result removal team parkway high school commit create positive environment sport events free disruption athletic contest game begun.high school follow trump order.will kick players stand national anthem pic.twitter.com/lfnwyw7z5f shaun king shaunking september 28 2017cbs news say bat try keep politics school athletics accomplish exact opposite letter though fact chance spur black athletes ally exactly bat want doing.evidently louisiana high school athletic association allow school set rule kind thing high school may may follow suit school seem care anything except force students worship flag one reply shaun king tweet call them- say constitution apply extracurricular activities seriously- say td_port td_port september 28 2017too bad school case law seem side students wish protest well anything stand national anthem almost 75 years ago midst wwii supreme court deliver 6-3 decision state public school systems require students salute flag west virginia state board education et al v. barnette et al decision reverse early scotus decision uphold ability school district exact thing.this case generally see context require students salute flag violation religious principles since plaintiffs jehovah witness religion prohibit salute symbols majority opinion however barely even mention religious freedom justice jackson write majority west virginia board ed v. barnette tie freedoms protect bill right rather make religious expression hold freedoms speech press assembly worship may infringe slender ground write censorship suppression expression opinion tolerate constitution expression present clear present danger action kind state empower prevent publish would seem involuntary affirmation could command even immediate urgent ground silence case jackson believe silence create clear present danger would justify effort even muffle expression say sustain compulsory flag salute require say bill right guard individual right speak mind leave open public authorities compel utter mind justice jackson essentially turn case one government try establish religion try force view onto people case children could see way parkway case since stand national anthem consider salute flag school deliver ultimatum student athletes stand national anthem else.trump set firestorm call nfl owners fire players sit kneel stay locker room national anthem despite backlash double triple quadruple spend lot time twitter slam nfl completely ignore reason behind protest say nothing continue slight puerto rico midst humanitarian crisis thank back-to-back powerful hurricanes .and high school start weigh may well illegal despite sport extra-curricular still school official force students worship symbol parkway high school principal drag politics athletic program ill-advised letter violate first amendment right students.featured image via mark wilson/getty image high school start cave trump punish athletes stand national anthem