{"id":58163,"date":"2017-09-30T13:35:12","date_gmt":"2017-09-30T19:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/?p=58163"},"modified":"2017-09-30T13:35:12","modified_gmt":"2017-09-30T19:35:12","slug":"no-pledge-no-play-policy-announced-for-college-of-the-ozarks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/2017\/09\/30\/no-pledge-no-play-policy-announced-for-college-of-the-ozarks\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cNo Pledge, No Play\u201d policy announced for College of the Ozarks"},"content":{"rendered":"

POINT LOOKOUT, MO.\u00a0<\/strong>\u2014 The College of the Ozarks has revised its contracts for competition in all sports, adding a stipulation that all participating players and coaches respect the American flag and National Anthem.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe College of the Ozarks will not play in games where disrespect is exhibited toward the American flag or National Anthem,\u201d said College President Jerry C. Davis. \u201cOpponents are pledging to meet the College\u2019s expectations for respect of the National Anthem and American flag. Otherwise, our College will not participate.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a shame sporting events are being used to communicate disrespect for this great country,\u201d Davis said. \u201cWe will not be a part of this.\u201d<\/p>\n

College of the Ozarks is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics and has hosted the National Men\u2019s Basketball Tournament for the past 18 years.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe NAIA promotes a character initiative, and C of O has received a\u00a0Five Star Institution Award<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0more than once,\u201d Davis said. \u201cWe don\u2019t think disrespect of our country is consistent with the NAIA\u2019s character initiative and certainly not with the patriotic goal of this school.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe would like to see the NAIA lead in a campaign for respect for America and those who wear the uniform to defend our way of life, both at home and around the world. It\u2019s time for colleges and universities to be positive role models. We need more emphasis on character and unity and less emphasis on political correctness.\u201d<\/p>\n

For additional information, contact Public Relations Director Valorie Coleman at\u00a0(417) 690-2212<\/a>.<\/p>\n

About College of the Ozarks<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

College of the Ozarks is a private, Christian, liberal arts college, located in Point Lookout, Missouri, on a 1,000-acre campus. Christian values, hard work, and financial responsibility comprise the fundamental building blocks of the \u201cHard Work U.\u201d experience. The College earns numerous accolades yearly, including No. 1 Best Value Regional College in the Midwest and No. 1 Most Innovative School in the Midwest by\u00a0<\/em>U.S. News & World Report\u00a0for 2018. To achieve its vision, the College pursues academic, vocational, Christian, patriotic, and cultural goals. These goals are mirrored in School of the Ozarks, a laboratory school that completes the K-college model.<\/em><\/p>\n

The Keeter Center \u2014 the College\u2019s award-winning lodge, restaurant, and conference facility \u2014 was ranked a Top Small Hotel in the U.S. by TripAdvisor for 2017. It features historic lodging, fine dining, and meeting rooms. With more than 350 student workers, it is the largest work station on campus.<\/em>\u00a0Follow College of the Ozarks at\u00a0<\/em>www.facebook.com\/collegeoftheozarks\u00a0<\/em><\/a>or on Twitter @<\/em>CofOHardWorkU<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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POINT LOOKOUT, MO.\u00a0\u2014 The College of the Ozarks has revised its contracts for competition in all sports, adding a stipulation that all participating players and coaches respect the American flag and National Anthem. \u201cThe College of the Ozarks will not play in games where disrespect is exhibited toward the American flag or National Anthem,\u201d said […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":""},"categories":[12,21],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58163"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58163"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58163\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58163"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58163"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58163"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}