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MPS responds to basketbrawl
By Kevin Fischer
Wednesday, Jan 31 2007, 05:38 PM
About an hour after my previous blog on the basketbrawl at Bradley Tech High School Tuesday night, the Milwaukee Public Schools issued a response.
No Bradley Tech or Bay View High School fans will be admitted to basketball games later this week. Each player on the Bradley Tech and Bay View teams will be given two tickets to games on Thursday and Friday nights. The tickets can only be given to parents or guardians.
It is unclear if this ban will be extended for the rest of the season.
A part of me doesn’t agree that good students who had nothing to do with the brawl and who never cause problems will now be punished by not being allowed to attend future basketball games. However, when a full-blown melee breaks out, resulting in an-city call for help by the Milwaukee Police, and police officers and students are seriously injured, it is hard to fault MPS for taking swift, strong measures.
Unfortunately, a lot of innocent kids will now be banned from ballgames. But in this instance, I’d rather see MPS overreact than underreact. MPS made the right call.
I will be the official timer for tomorrow night’s game at Bay View between Bay View and Pulaski. I will report back on what, if anything happens.
