Cheerleader kicked off team for taking water break
In this day and age of mandatory water breaks and extra precautions to avoid heat-related illness, you’d think this kind of stuff wouldn’t happen. But at Brockton High school, they take their cheerleading seriously. A senior was booted off the team after she took a water break in 90-degree heat.
“We were so thirsty,” Mallory said this week. “I said, ‘It’s the hottest day out and we’re in black uniforms. I just don’t understand why we can’t get water.’”
Mallory said Hart had told the cheerleaders to stop taking water breaks “because it looks bad.” One cheerleader fainted, according to the girl’s mother, and another reportedly bowed out of the game with exhaustion.
In a display of solidarity for their teammate, the team issued this statement intended for their coach.
Brockton High cheerleader: I was denied water break and kicked off squad [Enterprise]

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