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Students urged to be patriotic, ignore 'phobia' over red, white, and blue

Students urged to be patriotic, ignore 'phobia' over red, white, and blue

Bob Kellogg
Sep 17, 2021
Students urged to be patriotic, ignore 'phobia' over red, white, and blue

A veteran athlete says patriotic students at a Washington state high school should show up in red, white, and blue, where a staff member called off a 9/11 tribute at the last minute.

Students at Eastlake High were planning a patriotic-themed football game only to witness the school cave over the perception it was “racially insensitive,” Fox News reported.

Steve McConkey of 4 WINDS Christian Athletics, says it is much more likely the community’s patriots were offended by the decision.

"It's almost like they have a phobia for being patriotic,” he says. “And these people that fear patriotism, believing that that sends a racist message, they do not have a clue what they really believe."

High school principal Chris Bede has said students have a right to wear anything to school as long as it does not violate the school's dress code, according to Fox.