High School Football Players Suspended for Carrying Flags in Honor of Law Enforcement and First Responders – What Happened Next Left School Officials in Deep Regret

High School Football Players Suspended for Carrying Flags in Honor of Law Enforcement and First Responders – What Happened Next Left School Officials in Deep Regret


A pair of high school football players were immediately suspended after defying the school’s warning not to carry flags honoring law enforcement and first responders. However, shortly after delivering the punishment, school officials deeply regretted their decision.

After being suspended for waving Thin Blue Line and Thin Red Line flags, a pair of football players are having the last laugh. (Photo Credit: Screenshot)
For Little Miami high-schoolers Brady Williams and Jarad Bentley, honoring first responders isn’t just something reserved for a national holiday. In fact, since Williams’ dad is a sheriff’s deputy and Bentley’s father is a fireman, the young men have a deeper understanding of the sacrifice and dedication that come with serving one’s community in the face of serious threats of injury and death.

So, when the Ohio teens asked for permission to fly the Thin Blue Line and Thin Red Line flags at their next football game, they were gutted after school officials denied their request. However, it wasn’t about to stop the pair from showing their respect to the men and women who have risked life and limb to protect others.

Brady Williams (left) and Jarad Bentley (right) were indefinitely suspended from school for honoring police and emergency responders at a Little Miami football game. (Photo Credit: Screenshot)
In a display of defiance, Williams carried out the Thin Blue Line flag while Bentley held the Thin Red Line flag close behind him at the game’s opening. The pair raced across the field before stopping at the 50-yard line and waving their banners in front of the roaring crowd as the marching band played. Of course, the bold move wasn’t without consequence.

Immediately following the incident, administrators indefinitely suspended the boys from school and the football team for “insubordination,” Fox News reports. Officials justified their decision by reiterating that the teens must be punished for questioning authority.

“We can’t have students who decide to do something anyway after they’ve been told that they shouldn’t be doing it,” Superintendent Gregory Power told WKRC. “We did not want to place ourselves in a circumstance where another family might want a different flag to come out of the tunnel, one that may be [one that] many other families may not agree with from a political perspective.”

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