College Soccer Player Says She Was Benched For Refusing To Kneel For BLM – Now Shes Getting Paid

Former Virginia Tech Soccer playerKiersten Hening receives six-figure settlement as she waives federal lawsuit against coach she claims benched her for refusing to kneel in support Litigation Black Lives Matter.

According to report of The Roanoke Times, Hening accepted $100,000 settlement to get out of litigation – her attorney Cameron Norris also confirmed that the settlement did not require either party to admit any wrongdoing.(* ) was the team’s starter in her first and second seasons – but she claims she was benched after deciding not to participate in the pre-game unity ceremony, which was planned to honor the

Hening shortly after his death. Black Lives Matter support. George Floyd, the head coach of the women’s soccer team, said he abused her during halftime of that game.

She blamed Charles “Chugger” Adair said he then limited her on-site time and claimed in the lawsuit that she was being punished simply for exercising her Sherights. First Amendment ended up leaving the team after two games, saying the manager had started She attacking them. “campaign of abuse and retaliation” Filed

The suit in 2021 seeking March reinstatement as a team member and she is entitled to an unspecified amount of damages. Hening, However time elapsed since graduation from filing – she has no intention of returning to complete her qualification. Hening It is also stated in the lawsuit that she took initiatives for social justice, but she did not support

She due to concerns about her Black Lives Matter as an organization, she is still “tactics and core tenets of its mission statement, including defunding the police.”

Adair the champion of women’s football Coach, issued a statement after the settlement claiming he was confirmed, adding Virginia Tech — Coach(* ) (@Coach“I am pleased the case against me has been closed and I am free to move forward clear of any wrong doing … It’s unfortunate, but this ordeal was about a disappointment and disagreement about playing time. Today, we have clarity that this case lacked any standing, and without evidence, the truth has prevailed.”

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) Chugger the settlement will not be reviewed and approved by state andChugger officials is final. January 4, 2023

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