LOWNDES CO – Lowndes County Schools announce the guidelines for the clear bag policy for all home athletic events.

Release:

Lowndes County Schools has a clear bag policy for all home athletic events. 

In order to ensure an orderly and safe environment for our team, participants and fans, Lowndes County Schools has the following clear bag and attendance policies for all home athletic events.

All fans entering athletic venues are required to adhere to this policy. The following bags and items are permitted:

• Each person may carry in one bag that is clear plastic, vinyl, or EVA no larger than 12” x 6” x 12” OR a one-gallon clear plastic freezer bag (Ziploc bag or similar).
• In addition to one of the clear bags noted above, each person may also carry in a small clutch purse no larger than 4.5” x 6.5”, with or without a handle or strap.
• Additional clothing, coats, jackets, sweaters, towels, and blankets are permitted if carried loosely.
• Small cameras and cell phones are permitted if carried in a person’s pocket or in an approved clear bag or small clutch.
• All bags and items are subject to inspection.

We also want to remind our fans of our student attendance policy for home athletic events.  The following rules are in effect not only at Martin Stadium but all athletic venues. 

Student Admission Procedures

• K-8 students must be accompanied by a parent/guardian to enter our facilities.  Unaccompanied students will not be admitted.

• The dropping off K-8 students at athletic facilities without the accompaniment of a parent or guardian is prohibited.
•  At Martin Stadium all K-8 students must sit in their reserved seat.  There is no K-8 student section and these students are not allowed in the high school student section.  They cannot sit in any vacant seats regardless of whether the seat owners are present. 
• At Martin Stadium students in grades 9-12 may enter without a parent/guardian with a valid Lowndes High School student ID.  LHS student passes may be suspended or revoked for failure to follow rules and expectations of our system. 
• Loitering in open areas at the stadium is not permitted – i.e. concessions, restroom area.  Students are expected to be seated when not visiting the concessions or restrooms. 
• Any behavior at the stadium that is a violation of the Lowndes County School Code of Student Conduct will be enforced at the student’s home school. 
• Inappropriate behavior at the stadium and repeated failure to comply with instructions from school personnel will result in removal of the event without refund and may result in a ban from future events for the remainder of the school year. 

Please join and help us to continue to make Viking athletic events a fun and enjoyable experience.

We appreciate our Viking fan’s willingness and cooperation to continue to make Martin Stadium a fun and enjoyable place to spend Friday nights in the fall.

Tickets for our homecoming game on Friday, September 13, are on sale at the athletic ticket office located in the Board of Education Building on Norman Drive.  Clear bags are also available at the ticket office. 

We hope you will join us in cheering on our team! Go Vikings!