A “Trail of Tears” banner at a high school football game in rural Ohio is the target of national outrage.

On Friday night, the cheerleading squad for Greenfield-McClain High School, located in rural Southeastern Ohio, brought a banner to local rival Hillsboro High School, whose mascot is the Indians. The banner read, “Hey Indians: Get Ready for A Trail of TEARS Part 2,” depicting an eye crying.

The original Trail of Tears was a term Native Americans used to describe the forced relocation programs following the Indian Removal Act of 1830. After the act was made law by President Andrew Jackson, indigenous people from the Cherokee Nation, along with members of the Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, Muscogee, and Seminole Nations, were forcibly moved from the Southeastern United States to reservations west of the Mississippi River. State and local militias forced the tribes to march at gunpoint across rough terrain for hundreds of miles.

Approximately 4,000 Native Americans died along the Trail of Tears from various maladies stemming from malnutrition and exposure to the elements. That’s roughly 1,000 more dead in comparison to 9/11, which shows how truly distasteful Greenfield-McClain’s banner was.

To their credit, Greenfield-McClain officials apparently apologized on behalf of their cheerleading squad in a post to their Facebook page, but that post has already been taken down.

“Tonight an event occurred that does not reflect the values or beliefs that we try to instill in the students of McClain High School. An immediate apology was issued to both the principal and athletic director of Hillsboro High School,” the statement read. “We would also like to apologize to the citizens of Greenfield for the poor reflection on our community. This matter will be addressed internally.”