Confederate flag raised at Denver high school football game leads to injuries, principal says
A Confederate flag flown during a high school football game touched off tense conflict on and off the field Friday night and three players from Manual High School were injured, the principal said in a community letter Saturday.
Players from Manual also told coaches that students on the visiting team, Weld Central High School, taunted them with racial slurs during tackles, according to principal Nick Dawkins’ letter.
Weld Central, in Keenesburg about 40 miles northeast of Denver, has a Rebel as a mascot. The team displayed the Confederate flag during the first quarter of the game, offending players from the Denver high school, Dawkins said. Weld Central removed the flag at Manual High’s request.
“What occurred is extremely concerning and I want to share the facts as I know them at this time,” he wrote.
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FILE – In this July 19, 2011 file photo, Confederate battle flags fly in Mountain Creek, Ala. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)
FILE – In this July 19, 2011 file photo, Confederate battle flags fly in Mountain Creek, Ala. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)