Quote Originally Posted by hoosier
...though it is a parochial league so maybe over the top is par for the course.
Good point, we parochial schoolers should emulate the government school basketball games....

Chicago schools to ban fans from some games

4:59 AM CST, January 23, 2009

CHICAGO - Chicago Public School administrators say a recent spike in violence has driven them to take the rare step of barring fans from some high school basketball games.

Sports administration director Calvin Davis says that for the rest of the season, the district will keep fans out of games between schools that have a history of conflict. He says in all cases fans from visiting teams will be banned.

The decision comes after a CPS basketball player was shot in the leg Tuesday during a post-game gathering. On Thursday, police had to be called to another school to break up a brawl started by two female spectators.

And on Jan. 9, five people were shot outside a basketball game at a south side Chicago school. They were treated for non-life-threatening injuries.