KNEELING: After the University of Texas, all students who knelt during the national anthem were rounded up and REMOVED FROM SCHOLARSHIPSPublished 3 days ago on August 21, 2024By Bob kate… see more

Former Kennesaw State University cheerleader Tommia Dean said she was cut from this year’s team after kneeling in protest during the national anthem last year.

Dean told WXIA in a report published Thursday that the move is “what happens when you take a stand.”

The five cheerleaders drew both praise and criticism for the demonstration.

The Georgia state attorney general said at the time that students attending a public university could kneel during the national anthem so long as it was not disruptive, but the university banned the five cheerleaders from the pregame routine, the outlet reported.

The university ultimately allowed the cheerleaders to return to the field later in the season after receiving backlash for its ban.

In May, WXIA reported, four of the five cheerleaders who knelt were not invited back to the team.