January 24, 2009
Chicago Public League to ban cheering at basketball games
Well that didn't take long; the glow from the inauguration of the first African-American president is rapidly dimming. In President Barack Hussein Obama's (D) Chicago, the school system, recently under the superintendency of new Education Secretary Arne Duncan,issued the following directives for high school sports competitions. The Public League is taking drastic measures to curb a rash of violence that has erupted at its basketball games in the last week.Chicago Public Schools director of sports administration Calvin Davis told the Tribune late Thursday that three changes would be implemented for the rest of the season:•All varsity boys basketball games will begin at 4 p.m.•Fans from the visiting team will not be allowed to attend.•In some cases in which there has been a history of trouble between schools, no fans will be allowed to attend the game.Mob gang fights, shootings and other acts of violence, especially in minority neighborhoods, forced this...(Read Full Post)