MANCHESTER, N.H. – The Manchester School District is limiting attendance to all sporting events for the rest of the winter season to family members of student athletes following a recent fight in a basketball game between Manchester Memorial and Nashua North.
Siblings of student athletes will be allowed to attend with guardians.
“While we celebrate and support our student athletes, we will not tolerate acts of violence by our students or directed at them, and we are taking immediate action to ensure student athletes are able to safely compete,” said Manchester School District Superintendent Dr. Jennifer Gillis. “We will continue to follow our code of conduct, NHIAA Sportsmanship expectations and the law.”
The Nashua School District has also enacted a comparable policy.
UPDATE: Feb. 14, 2022 – In an update from Gillis, students will be able to attend their school senior night games and/or home playoff games as long as they have a valid student ID, and are in good standing with the student Code of Conduct.
“These kinds of blanket restrictions are the last thing we want to do, because we know how important these events are to the high school experience,” said Gillis. “However, we are tasked with ensuring that these events are able to take place safely, and recent events put students and staff at risk. With this change, we are working to find the right balance to allow our students to safely participate.
