Board proposes adult-supervision rule for younger spectators, approves safety plan and facilities fees

A board member proposed an immediate update to district event policies after a recent football-game disturbance, recommending that minors below high-school age (eighth grade and younger) be accompanied to home games and similar events by a responsible adult and that unsupervised minors not congregate in non-seating areas.

The proposal called for minors to "remain with the adult in the stands for the entire event," said the board member, and for administrators to ask adults who fail to meet expectations to leave; repeat offenders could be suspended from future events at the administration's discretion. The speaker asked the board to formally direct the superintendent and staff to communicate the change to families immediately.

District staff said families could expect messaging the next morning and that the district had been in touch with the city and the Business and Beautification District (BBD); principals were asked to announce the changes to staff and students this week. The transcript records the district planned another public statement later in the week responding to Friday night's events.

In the same portion of the meeting the board grouped consent items e through k and approved them by voice vote. The board moved and approved the Batavia City School safety plan (old business) and then approved a facilities fee schedule under Regulation R3280 for use of school facilities; both motions carried with "Aye" votes.

What happens next: The district will issue family communications and have building principals announce the event-attendance expectations. The safety plan and facilities fee schedule were approved and will take effect per district procedures; no detailed implementation dates or enforcement protocols for the new spectator rule were recorded in the transcript.