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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ultimately, security at MCPS athletic events is MCPS responsibility.  The police at football game mostly congregate in the parking lot area or streets right off of school campus. [b] At our school, you see about 5 police cruisers with uniformed officers standing around talking to one another.  None come into the stadium or stands.[/b]

School staff could improve security if staff members actually sit in various spots throughout the stands instead of congregating together on the football sideline. Particularly at the end of the game if there was a reminder to throw trash in the trash cans with staff redirecting people to clean up after themselves, the stadium would not been left covered in trash.

Were there middle school kids at the game? Yes. Were there elementary school kids at the game? Yes.  Some were sitting with parents but some had a chaperoning adult watching a group of kids from an area of the stadium that was close by. There were no problems having the younger kids at the game. One high school student on the other hand was stumbling drunk in the stands.

There was one fight on the field.  I wish there were none and MCPS should look at how players are coached and the consequences of fighting during a game.
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They aren't in the stadium or the stands unless there is a perceived threat.  Because the new MOU that took police out of schools severely limits when police can be there.  Remember, the student group leading the charge to get rid of cops doesn't even want them in the surrounding business community.

[b]"MOU Non Negotiables
Eliminate police presence on school campuses meaning, no consistent law enforcement presence on school campuses (police cannot be stationed inside, outside, or immediately around schools)."
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https://docs.google.com/document/d/13-tn7b-CAJi1dfq0hYnQVQ7H7lUptD4CrnsSOwMGpMU/edit[/quote]

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