Chicago schools to ban fans from some games

[The Straight Story]

Chicago schools to ban fans from some games

CHICAGO - Chicago Public School administrators say a recent spike in violence has driven them to take the rare step of barring fans from some high school basketball games.

Sports administration director Calvin Davis says that for the rest of the season, the district will keep fans out of games between schools that have a history of conflict. He says in all cases fans from visiting teams will be banned.

The decision comes after a CPS basketball player was shot in the leg Tuesday during a post-game gathering. On Thursday, police had to be called to another school to break up a brawl started by two female spectators.

And on Jan. 9, five people were shot outside a basketball game at a south side Chicago school. They were treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-il-cpsfanban,0,1155472.story

[liberal N proud]

1. I would say they should only allow parents but..

some parents are the problem.

Soccer Moms are the worst.

[NOW tense]

4. I thought Hockey Moms were the worst.

And Wrestling Dads they are not good either.

[BattyDem]

6. Several years ago, I was appalled at what I witnessed at my nephew's Little League game

The parents in the stands were horrible! I couldn't believe the things they said and the way they acted. You would have thought their kid was playing in the World Series or that their lives depended on the outcome of the game.

[John Q. Citizen]

2. That's sad.

[proud2BlibKansan]

3. After a football game here, a guy shot 6 people

I can't remember how many died but he went to prison for life.

[vanderBeth]

5. We've had shootings after games

So you are supposed to produce a student ID, but that is loosely enforced. You have to go through a metal detector also, but most of the shootings happen in the parking lot anyway.

[Libertyfirst]

7. The time has come to end middle and high school athletic programs.

That would end the violence, save money, and focus on academic programs.