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Kaepernick was at the national championship
Posted on 1/17/20 at 2:16 pm
Posted on 1/17/20 at 2:16 pm
Teacher of the year kneels during national anthem
I'm surprised I did not notice this at the game. This was in the end zone I was sitting in. Must have been a lot going on before the game because I don't remember any discussion about it at the game or on here.
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During a ceremony honoring the 2019 "Teachers of the Year," one in particular stood out.
The honoree from Minnesota, Kelly Holstine, chose to kneel during the national anthem at the NCAA football championship game on Monday, where the ceremony took place, "to stand up for marginalized and oppressed people," according to a tweet she wrote, which included a photograph of her kneeling.
"Like many before, I respectfully kneeled during Nat’l Anthem because, 'No one is free until we are all free,'" she wrote, referencing former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick and citing a quote from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Kaepernick protested police brutality against black Americans by kneeling in 2016.
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump were also in attendance for Monday night's game at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans.
Holstine, who was an English and language arts teacher at Tokata Learning Center in Shakopee from 2012 to 2019, has been outspoken about her activism before.
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She led a TED Talk in October 2019 titled "Educators must be more than allies."
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In her speech, she advocated for teachers to be willing to leave their comfort zones and "stand up for all of the human beings who are being marginalized or oppressed."
"Allies are wonderful and we need them, but it is not enough for educators to just be allies," she said. "We need them to be advocates too."
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In April 2019, she was also one of two "Teachers of the Year" who skipped the White House ceremony, according to The Hill.
"The words and practices and policies of this administration have been filled with a lot of hate toward the LGBTQ community, so I didn't feel comfortable in that environment," Holstine told The Hill.
The Council of Chief State School Officers, which facilitates the "Teacher of the Year" program, said in a statement to ABC News that Holstine's actions hadn't been coordinated with the program's organizers.
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"The Council of Chief State School Officers appreciates the opportunity for outstanding teachers to be recognized on the national stage," the statement read. "The decision by an individual State Teacher of the Year was not coordinated by the National Teacher of the Year program or CCSSO.”
Holstine did not immediately respond to ABC News' request for comment.
She is the first openly LGBTQ teacher to receive the honor in Minnesota, according to CCSSO.
I'm surprised I did not notice this at the game. This was in the end zone I was sitting in. Must have been a lot going on before the game because I don't remember any discussion about it at the game or on here.
Posted on 1/17/20 at 2:18 pm to jlovel7
She is the first openly LGBTQ teacher to receive the honor in Minnesota, according to CCSSO.
So oppressed.
So oppressed.
Posted on 1/17/20 at 2:29 pm to jlovel7
We get what we get because we pay teachers so little. She and other morons like here are all we can get for such a low wage. That's why our education system is filled with liberal idiots influencing our future generations. They don't learn the real story until they get out in the real world.
Posted on 1/17/20 at 2:32 pm to jlovel7
Stupid, America-hating bitch.
I hope she bites her tongue while eating and AIDS infected pussy.
I hope she bites her tongue while eating and AIDS infected pussy.
Posted on 1/17/20 at 2:35 pm to jlovel7
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"to stand up for marginalized and oppressed people," according to a tweet she wrote, which included a photograph of her kneeling.
They don't see the irony
Posted on 1/17/20 at 2:45 pm to WhitewaterDawg
If we could get the death penalty for attention whoring, the world would be a better place.
Posted on 1/17/20 at 2:55 pm to texastiger15
She was only there to suck a big tiger dick.
She might sue LSU for singing a sexist song in pooblic
She might sue LSU for singing a sexist song in pooblic
Posted on 1/17/20 at 2:59 pm to Cobb Dawg
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We get what we get because we can't fire teachers for crap like this.
FIFY
Posted on 1/17/20 at 3:00 pm to texastiger15
she looks like a poor mans taylor mason from billions
more homely also
more homely also
Posted on 1/17/20 at 6:08 pm to jlovel7
She's a little SnowFlake Libtard!!!
Posted on 1/17/20 at 6:12 pm to jlovel7
Wonder how many minds that creature has poisoned?
Posted on 1/17/20 at 6:14 pm to texastiger15
If she is trying to pull off the tranny thing, I must say hats off. She fooled me.
She looks a little bit like Alabama's special teams coach Jeff Banks.
She looks a little bit like Alabama's special teams coach Jeff Banks.
Posted on 1/17/20 at 6:42 pm to dagrippa
Death penalty for attention whoring?
Half this board would be dead.
Half this board would be dead.
Posted on 1/17/20 at 6:42 pm to jlovel7
Who cares... its his decision
Posted on 1/17/20 at 6:55 pm to jlovel7
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'No one is free until we are all free,'" she wrote
Instead of writing ill-informed opinions, she should read about what happened in 1865.
Posted on 1/17/20 at 9:11 pm to bayou prince
Cool, another tranny was their showing it’s arse for “equality”...when they figure out which bathroom to use and also realize that you can’t change what your genetics are then maybe the rest of us MIGHT care...lol
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