Frank LoMonte Comments on College Cheerleaders Taking a Knee During a Sporting Event
Frank LoMonte, director of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Center for Freedom of Information was featured in “GUEST COLUMNISTS: Take a Stand or Take a Knee? Two Attorneys Weigh In on Divisive Issue” published in the Marietta (Ga.) Daily Journal on Oct. 14.
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In the article, LoMonte is one of two attorneys offering their opinions on the recent controversy regarding athletes taking a knee during the national anthem. He asserts that students’ right to engage in silent political protests – even on school grounds during school times – has been firmly established for nearly 50 years.
He argues that student cheerleaders at Kennesaw State University, a public institution, have the benefit of First Amendment rights that their college cannot take away. University regulators would have a near-insurmountable burden to prove that taking a knee for the national anthem constitutes a “material and substantial disruption” of school functions. LoMonte claims that it’s not a “disruption” if some viewers take offense.
Posted: October 31, 2017
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