Kiersten Hening is receiving the money after agreeing to dismiss the federal lawsuit she filed in 2021 against head coach Charles “Chugger” Adair on First Amendment grounds, the Roanoke…
when she refused to kneel during a pregame social-justice demonstration will get $100,000 under a lawsuit settlement, a new report says.
Hening claimed she was benched after Adair became frustrated by her political views, which often differed from those of her teammates.Black Lives Matter movement in 2020Former Virginia Tech soccer player Kiersten Hening, who accused her coach of benching her for not participating in a social justice demonstration, will receive $100,00 in a lawsuit settlement.
Adair berated Hening and benched her, and two games later, she quit the team all together, saying in the lawsuit that she was forced out because of her coach’s “campaign of abuse and retaliation.”Virginia Tech Athletics, agreeing that Hening’s time on the field decreased after the incident. Her coach had argued that two other players who also chose not to kneel did not face reduced playing time.
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