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Stop the infringement of First Amendment Rights by the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association

Created by H.H. on January 12, 2016

The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association, commonly referred to as WIAA is impeding Wisconsin High School student's First Amendment Rights. This organization oversees high school athletic events in the state of Wisconsin. Recently the WIAA has enacted a new set of rules for what can be chanted or even worn at a high school athletic event. Chants that normally accompany sporting events such as "Airball" and "You can't do that" have been banned. What has really crossed the line is that chanting "U-S-A" after the National Anthem can now get a student removed from the game or suspended. To see a full list of the banned chants and new regulations go to page 10 and 11 of the following document. https://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Publications/sportsmanshipguide.pdf

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