BOO! say not to “boo ban”
What already exists and will continue to do so, said Colbrese, are guidelines that define booing as one of a number of “unacceptable” behaviors, a term intended to give school administrators broad latitude to quiet ” and, in extreme cases, to eject ” fans who swear at the referees, taunt opposing players or engage in other obnoxious behavior.
“The idea has always been that you are trying to encourage positive spirit at these games ” to be cheering for your side, not to be denigrating the other side,” said Michael Bailey, athletic director at Issaquah High School in suburban Seattle.
“That’s been true for a while,” said Bailey. “For instance, our banners at football games don’t say ‘Beat Bellevue’ :. They say things like, ‘Go Issaquah,’ or ‘Eagles Fly High.’ ”
Colbrese said the association was looking at possibly adding more specific definitions to its long-standing code-of-conduct manual for players, coaches, administrators and fans.
Titled “Just Play Fair!,” the manual encourages spectators to “refrain from crowd booing, foot stomping or making negative comments about officials or participants.”
Listed among “unacceptable” behaviors are “making disrespectful or derogatory yells, chants, songs or gestures”; “booing or heckling an official’s decision”; and “yelling that antagonizes opponents.”
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March 12, 2007 - 06:53 AM on March 12th, 2007
Jerry Farwell is such an idiot. We cannot allow such people to influence our society for they will put us into the dark ages as before. He is a power hungry bigot who cares nothing about the truth and is living in the dark ages.