59 minutes ago, FrankNicodemus said:

Am I the only one that thinks this is ridiculous or maybe I should say disappointing.  Our kids need to be able to be kids.  I totally agree that there are some bad apples that need to be dealt with but to throw a full encompassing policy that ALL elementary/middle school aged kids need to have parent/guardian at the game with you. Growing up in the Ft T bubble I would guess that the majority of the middle school aged kids attending the games don't have a parent/guardian in attendance.  In my mind its a safe fun environment for these kids to congregate and hang out....and if they so choose too they can watch a pretty fun game that is being played.

I don't know what the better solution would be, maybe more administration/police support at the games to deal with the bad apples.....

But put me down as not really happy about this potential trend.....

Let kids be kids!

Maybe you and several other parents that feel this way can help game administration with these problems and supervision. If schools are making this type of decision it is apparently a problem and the big FT is far from immune. Unfortunately "kids being kids" is not what it once was.

16 minutes ago, 9068 said:

Maybe you and several other parents that feel this way can help game administration with these problems and supervision. If schools are making this type of decision it is apparently a problem and the big FT is far from immune. Unfortunately "kids being kids" is not what it once was.

I guess if I wanted to help game administration with problems and supervision during a High School event targeting 13 year olds and younger would not be my target audience. 

 

1 hour ago, Royal Blue said:

Are the kids really doing anything that bad? They’re definitely not always dialed in watching the game, but I’ve seen very little to get worked up about. If someone gets out of hand, the administrators or cops can handle it. The high schools need kids at the games. It’s a short sighted rule for non football schools.

I am with you. I have been to a lot of high school football games in NKY and Eastern KY and I have hardly seen anything to get worked up over. To me, this seems like an extreme measure to take. Unfortunately, we live in a culture today of extremes but that is probably for another thread. We can't let the actions of a small minority have such a large impact on the masses. 

Add Central to the list!

I'd say with these policies better get to game earlier because seems checking I'd's on top of taking tickets would take more time unless have extra manpower resulting in longer line to get in.

I’ll that guy, but back in my day my dad would take me and my 3 brothers to Newport stadium to watch the Breds. We had enough money to get in and get something from the concession stands. Meanwhile he’d go over to the beer garden while we ran around or actually watched the whole game. We would meet him at the top of 9th street steps afterwards. Nothing outside of some rough housing that I ever recall. 

18 minutes ago, Breds82 said:

I’ll that guy, but back in my day my dad would take me and my 3 brothers to Newport stadium to watch the Breds. We had enough money to get in and get something from the concession stands. Meanwhile he’d go over to the beer garden while we ran around or actually watched the whole game. We would meet him at the top of 9th street steps afterwards. Nothing outside of some rough housing that I ever recall. 

The good old days!

Glad to hear this is happening. This should have been done much longer ago.

Should have been happening already.

And has in other states (certain cities not entire state am I talking about) for a long time. Was shocked a few years ago when I went to a game in Georgia and it was that way.

Male and Ballard will still get a huge crowd but will be minus all the clutter in that area down by the concession stand. Was lots of fights there last weekend.

Add Cooper to the list.

Dixie had this in place last year too.  Parents use these games as free daycare on a Friday night, and that is the issue.  Kids are running around the concession and concourse areas, running into people, knocking drinks and food out of people's hands (not necessarily on purpose).  Administration steps in, but there's no parent there to take the kid to.  

On 8/24/2023 at 11:43 AM, cheercoachwes said:

Bottom line is: It's not the school's responsibility to police people's unruly children. The school has some reach into dealing with the behavioral issues of those kids who go to school within the district, but they have exactly zero reach to deal with the behavioral issues of the randoms that show up at these games. 

Maybe so, but the school would be liable if something happened and they didn't take steps to provide a safe atmosphere.

Most high school football games have just become a daycare.  Good deal for parents.  Give you kid $5, drop them off, and have the night to yourself for three hours. 

I am surprised kind of that all schools haven’t done this. I would think this will become a statewide thing and this may be the case in some states already.