(9-7-23) This year we continue to see incidents of violence that take place during high school football games…in Ohio and around the US.

A pellet gun was brought into a Fairmont (Ohio) High School football game on August 25th. The incident prompted Kettering City School District officials to introduce additional security procedures.

Highlighting the changes include:

  • All students are required to remain in the bleachers at all times unless visiting the restroom or the concession stands
  • To enter Roush Stadium after halftime you must have a ticket
  • On the home side, after halftime, you will enter the facility through Gate 2 only, which will have gate personnel, an administration, and a Kettering police officer present
  • On the visiting side, you may enter the facility through Gates 1 and 4, which will also be monitored by game personnel and an administration
  • At the end of the game, all gates will be available for spectators to leave

Northmont will visit Fairmont tomorrow night.

Last weekend incidents in Louisiana and Maryland took place.

Football Friday night shooting at Port Allen High school

WAFB – You Tube Video

A 15-year old student died during a shooting in Louisiana at the Sugar Cane Classic football game.

The shooting happened at around 8:30 p.m. during a Port Allen High football game against Brusly High School, killing Brusly student Ja’Kobe Queen, 15, and injuring Port Allen resident Brasia Davis, 28. The suspect, identified as Jarrettin Ranaud Jackson II, 18, was arrested by deputies Monday in Baton Rouge.

Jackson was charged with second-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder, carrying a firearm on school property and possession of a machine gun.

The violence also wounded a woman who was shot in the arm.

In Baltimore, Maryland another shooting occurred on Friday night during a Dunbar High School football game.

12-year-old shot during high school football game in East Baltimore

WBAL-TV 11 Baltimore – You Tube Video

Baltimore City police confirmed that a 12-year-old was shot near (Baltimore) Dunbar High School’s football stadium Friday night during a game. Police said the juvenile suffered non-life-threatening injures and is currently in stable condition.

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott

“This was not inside the Dunbar football game, it was not associated with folks inside this game. It’s unfortunate that students from both Dunbar and Loyola and their families and everyone here had to go through this, and that this young man was shot because someone decided to shoot at a group of people.”