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The Rock Island High School boys soccer team had to reschedule a game Thursday after the team stood together in support of players who weren’t allowed on the bus while holding a Mexican flag.
Mexico’s Independence Day is Sept. 16.
The rest of the team got off the bus and refused to board again, causing the team to miss its game, which was rescheduled.
“With all that transpired, our RIHS soccer team and the head coach conducted themselves with respect and dignity. Our students should not have to experience this sort of bias and racism,” Lawrence said. “The Rock Island-Milan School District is a school district of many nations, and we are here to support our students … Racism is counterproductive to our values, and we need to do everything in our power to end it.”
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