Coach Fired After Replacing BLM Poster Files Lawsuit

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A former assistant football coach for Illinois State University is suing the school’s head football coach and its former athletic director, claiming his First Amendment rights were violated after he replaced a Black Lives Matter poster from his office door with another poster.

As reported by the Chicago Tribune, Kurt Beathard, who served as ISU's offensive coordinator, filed the suit in U.S. District Court last week, alleges First Amendment retaliation and viewpoint discrimination. He was dismissed on Sept. 2, 2020, by head coach Brock Spack, and the decision to terminate was authorized by then-athletic director Larry Lyons.

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