What seemed like an innocent gesture had major consequences, as the Columbus High School Mighty Cardinals track team thought they won the 4×100 relay, and a chance to move on to State. The team won by 7 yards, but Derrick Hayes’ skyward point led to a disqualification. The runner was gesturing in thanks to God, but the point counted as ” excessive celebration ,” which is against the state scholastic rules. Many in the town, including the runner’s father, think it is a violation of religious freedom to outlaw the gesture, but the school insists that it is not banned because it is religious, but because it is celebratory. What do you think? Is banning a gesture thanking God a violation of religious freedom?
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Track Team Disqualified Over Runner’s Gesture to God
