After Brawl, Student Spectators Banned From Football Games
CHICAGO (CBS) -- The football games at Rich Central and Rich South high schools will be missing a key element.
The student spectators.
In the wake of a brawl between students at both schools earlier this month, administrators at first made the decision to ban all fans--including adults--from the sophomore game at Rich Central and the freshman game at Rich South on Thursday afternoon and the varsity game, scheduled for 2 p.m. on Saturday at Rich South.
Both Thursday games were scheduled for 4:30 p.m.
An automated call from Mark Hopman, assistant principal for athletics and activities at Rich South, went out to parents on Thursday, notifying them of the decision.
Then, a second call went out to parents later in the afternoon stating that adults--but not students--would be allowed to attend.
On Oct. 1, a brawl broke out at Rich South High School when students from Rich Central arrived after being evacuated from their school by a bomb threat.
The bomb scare at Rich Central in Olympia Fields happened about 1 p.m., and prompted school officials to close the building and bus all students to Rich South in Richton Park.
As the buses arrived at Rich South, someone inside that school pulled a fire alarm, emptying the building, police and school officials said.
While students from both schools were waiting outside, a large brawl broke out among numerous students, which resulted in injuries to several people and several arrests