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   From: total@idiots.com   
      
   head of Sunday’s big game between the Denver Broncos and   
   Pittsburgh Steelers, some students in Greeley, Colo., are upset   
   over an anti-gang policy that prohibits them from wearing Peyton   
   Manning’s No. 18 jersey.   
      
   The future Hall of Fame quarterback, who the Broncos signed   
   during the off season, has given fans hope the team can build on   
   its unlikely playoff drive of a year ago, and jerseys emblazoned   
   with his name and number are a huge seller throughout the state.   
   But how can a Bronco fan express his devotion if the jersey   
   remains in a drawer?   
      
   “They told me I couldn’t wear 18 anymore because it’s a gang   
   number and I had to take it off,” said Konnor Vanatta during an   
   interview with FOX31 Denver on Tuesday.   
      
   Vanatta, a third grader in the Weld County School System, was   
   disappointed to learn that the number 18 is considered to   
   represent gang affiliations and is not allowed on clothing   
   inside county classrooms.   
      
   “I’m pretty upset the schools have come down to this and I think   
   they need to start paying attention to the education the   
   children are getting rather than what they’re wearing,” added   
   Pam Vanatta, the student’s mother.   
      
   A spokesperson for Weld County District 6 explained the policy   
   has been around for more than three years and applies to the   
   numbers 13, 14,18, 31, 41 and 81.   
      
   “We’re Broncos fans ourselves; it has nothing to do with that.   
   We’re just wanting to set a consistent solid, example,” said   
   district spokesperson Roger Fiedler.   
      
   Not to be discouraged, Vanatta wore a No. 61 jersey to school on   
   Tuesday to protest the policy.   
      
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