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RHS ELIMINATES MIDDLE SCHOOL SECTION AT VARSITY GAMES DUE TO DISCIPLINARY ISSUES

(Richmond, IN)--Richmond High School Athletics has had a middle school fan section for decades, but that’s over now.  RHS announced over the weekend that it will eliminate its middle school section at varsity high school sporting events due to what they called, quote, several issues of discipline, unquote.  Beginning immediately, no student who is in the 8th grade or younger will be permitted to enter an athletic event unless they’re accompanied by a parent or guardian.  Once inside, those students must remain under the supervision of an adult.  Specific details of the incidents that prompted the policy change were not released.