FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va (DC News Now)--The Fairfax High School football team is banned from the postseason.

Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) said the team violated Virginia High School League (VHSL) policies last year. The "proselytizing rule," as it's known, involves the recruitment of players.

"I think if they had a violation, they got to pay the price. Violations [are] violations," said Ivan Crutchfield, who supports the one-year ban.

Neither VHS nor FCPS said what the Lions did wrong.

"If you're wrong and you get caught, you pay a price," Crutchfield said.

However, not everyone agrees with the ban.

"They sacrificed their summers, they sacrificed after school, getting good grades. They sacrificed so much to be able to play," said Carraun Barksdale.

FCPS and VHSL learned about the

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