Last week, a fight broke out at a high school basketball game in Oklahoma between players, cheerleaders, and parents with its video now viral
The video of the incident, which went viral on social media, has made people worry about the safety of school sports events.
The fight broke out after Star Spencer High School and Tulsa’s Central High School played in a Basketball game on Friday. On the court, several people are seen fighting with each other on video, while others try to break up the fight. The fight went on for a few minutes before the police could step in.
Insane fight breaks out between players, parents, cheerleaders at Oklahoma High School basketball game, video goes viral
@OSSAAOnline Tulsa Central vs Star Spencer girls pic.twitter.com/Sv5J7eBQcL
— Kyle Brooks (@kyleb0418) February 24, 2023
Reports say that there were no security guards or police at the game. Police showed up at the school for a game between the boys that was supposed to happen after the girls’ game.
Because of what happened, Tulsa Public Schools is taking action against those who got into a fight. Several adults who were seen fighting on the video can’t go to school sports events for the rest of the year.
The fact that there was no security or police at the game has made people worry about the safety of school sports events. Even though fights and scuffles happen often at high school basketball games, the one in Oklahoma has brought more attention to the problem.
Conflicts during high school games are on rise
In the last few years, there have been more fights at high school basketball games all over the United States. At a high school basketball game in Indiana in 2019, players, coaches, and fans got into a fight. Several people were suspended and given fines because of what happened.
In 2020, players and fans got into a fight at the end of a high school basketball game in Tennessee. People who were involved in the incident were arrested and charged with a number of crimes.
Because there are more fights at high school basketball games, school officials and athletic groups have taken steps to stop it. A lot of schools have put in place stricter security measures, like metal detectors and more police at games.
Some laws in place to curb the issue
Some states have also put in place new laws and rules to stop fights and other trouble at high school sports events. For example, the Illinois High School Association has made a rule that lets referees stop a game if they think it’s getting out of hand.
The thing that happened at the Oklahoma high school basketball game is a good reminder that school sports events need to be safer. Even though sports are supposed to be fun and competitive, things like this can have bad results and put the safety of players, coaches, and fans at risk. Officials at schools and athletic groups need to do something to make sure that everyone who plays high school sports is safe.
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