Idaho high school football game stopped at halftime after dispute involving Ammon Bundy

The Caldwell School District shut down a football game against Emmett High School on Friday night after Ammon Bundy refused to wear a mask — and multiple unidentified callers made threats to the school over the situation.

STABLE CONDITION.A HIGH SCHOOLFOOTBALL GAMECANCELED HALFWAYTHROUGH AFTER AGROUP OF VISITORSREFUSED TO FOLLOWTHE CORONAVIRUSSAFETY GUIDELINESMANDATED BY THESCHOOL.OFFICERSRESPONDED TO THEINCIDENT AT THECALDWELL HIGHSCHOOL FOOTBALLGAME LAST NIGHTINVOLVING ACTIVISTAMMON BUNDY.NO ARRESTSAPPEAR TO HAVEBEEN MADE... BUTEACH SCHOOLRELEASED ASTATEMENTREGARDING HOWTHIS INCIDIENTAFFECTED THEATHLETES.THE EMMETTSCHOOLSSUPERINTENDENTMADE A STATEMENTSAYING QUOTE..."THIS IS INCREDIBLYSAD FOR THEEMMETT HIGHSCHOOL FOOTBALLTEAM ANDCOMMUNITY.

THEY'VEBEEN HAVING AGREAT SEASON ANDTHEY'VE WORKEDHARD."THE STATEMENTALSO SAYS QUOTE"WE SHOULDRESPECT THE HOST'SPOLICIES ANDPROCEDURES.".A SPOKESPERSONWITH THE CALDWELLSCHOOL DISTRICTTOLD US THEFOLLOWING.QUOTE... "A SMALLGROUP OF VISITORSREFUSED TO FOLLOWTHE SAFETYREQUIREMENTSINCLUDING WEARINGFACE COVERINGSAND WERE DENIEDADMITTANCE TO THEGAME.

.INSTEAD,THEY CONTINUED TOLOITER ON THEPROPERTY ANDBECAME DISRUPTIVE.DURING THIS TIME...A THREAT TO THESAFETY OF THESCHOOL WAS MADEAND THE SCHOOLADMINISTRATIONENDED THE GAMEAND PLAYERS ANDSPECTATORS WEREABLE TO LEAVEWITHOUT INCIDENT."END QUOTE.NO DECISION YET ONIF OR WHEN THEGAME WILL BERESCHEDULED.