Fans banned from games following melee at Vermont middle school

ALBURGH, Vt. (WCAX) – Extra fallout from that struggle that broke out throughout a Vermont center college basketball recreation: Followers shall be banned from all house video games within the district for the remainder of the season.

Throughout a seventh- and eighth-grade basketball recreation between Alburgh and St. Albans Metropolis in Alburgh on Tuesday, a brawl broke out on middle court docket amongst grownup spectators. Video of the struggle confirmed a few younger gamers had been additionally concerned.

A person concerned in that brawl skilled a medical occasion whereas driving house. Russell Giroux, 60, of Alburgh, died on the hospital. We don’t but know whether or not the struggle contributed to his loss of life.

Now, Grand Isle Superintendent Michael Clark is banning spectators from all house basketball video games within the district for the remainder of the season.

The Grand Isle Supervisory Union covers Alburgh, Grand Isle, Isle La Motte, North Hero and South Hero.

In a letter to the group, district leaders stated, partially: “The GISU is shocked and saddened by the bodily altercation amongst spectators throughout a current center college basketball recreation on the Alburgh Group Schooling Middle. This conduct is unacceptable, cannot be tolerated, and runs opposite to every thing we consider athletics in schooling needs to be.” It went on to say, “To make sure the protection of all of our studying group… we’ve made the troublesome choice to finish spectator attendance at GISU house video games for the rest of the basketball season.”

Click on right here to learn the total letter to the group.

Authorities haven’t but stated what triggered the melee.

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