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A star wrestler in California lost his college scholarship after a video surfaced of him making an anti-gay slur at an immigration protest, according to reports.
Bronson Harmon, 18, was set to attend California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo but had his wrestling scholarship revoked, the San Luis Obispo Tribune reported.
The decision comes after Harmon was reportedly caught on video flipping someone off and making a homophobic remark during a counter-protest to the Families Belong Together March held June 30 in Modesto.
“F–k you f—-t,” the recent high school graduate was allegedly heard saying while carrying a “Donald Trump 2016” sign.
Following the protest, a man also filed a police report claiming that the teen, his father and a friend shoved him into a tree. No one has been charged in the incident, according to police.
The college declined to comment on Harmon’s scholarship being revoked, but the teen told the newspaper the decision was made in light of the video, which has been viewed on Facebook more than 43,000 times.
Harmon said he received a call July 2 from a school wrestling coach to inform him that he saw the video and was rescinding his scholarship.
“Saying what I said is definitely not the right thing. I am supposed to be there to help the community be the best person I can be and represent the college the best way I can,” Harmon told the San Luis Obsipo Tribune. “But I still feel like my freedom of speech was taken away, and I don’t think my scholarship should have been revoked over something like that.”
The teen, however, said that he still plans to attend Cal Poly in the fall.
“I got accepted, and they said I am welcome still,” Harmon told the newspaper. “It’s just that they can’t be bringing all this publicity to athletics, so I can’t be involved with athletics.”
A star wrestler in California lost his college scholarship after a video surfaced of him making an anti-gay slur at an immigration protest, according to reports.
Bronson Harmon, 18, was set to attend California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo but had his wrestling scholarship revoked, the San Luis Obispo Tribune reported.
The decision comes after Harmon was reportedly caught on video flipping someone off and making a homophobic remark during a counter-protest to the Families Belong Together March held June 30 in Modesto.
“F–k you f—-t,” the recent high school graduate was allegedly heard saying while carrying a “Donald Trump 2016” sign.
Following the protest, a man also filed a police report claiming that the teen, his father and a friend shoved him into a tree. No one has been charged in the incident, according to police.
The college declined to comment on Harmon’s scholarship being revoked, but the teen told the newspaper the decision was made in light of the video, which has been viewed on Facebook more than 43,000 times.
Harmon said he received a call July 2 from a school wrestling coach to inform him that he saw the video and was rescinding his scholarship.
“Saying what I said is definitely not the right thing. I am supposed to be there to help the community be the best person I can be and represent the college the best way I can,” Harmon told the San Luis Obsipo Tribune. “But I still feel like my freedom of speech was taken away, and I don’t think my scholarship should have been revoked over something like that.”
The teen, however, said that he still plans to attend Cal Poly in the fall.
“I got accepted, and they said I am welcome still,” Harmon told the newspaper. “It’s just that they can’t be bringing all this publicity to athletics, so I can’t be involved with athletics.”
