Originally posted by Nigel Isom:
If a parent is screaming from the stands loud enough to be heard on the mat, and is insulting the official then he/she probably deserves to be sent home. Its not a matter of worrying about what is going on in the stands. Its a matter of spectators being spectators, not spectators being officials. Spectators have no right to insult officials anymore than coaches do. Booing a call and things like that, while unsportsmanlike, are a normal part of sporting events. But when you personally address an official and make remarks you are setting yourself up for ejection.
No Nigel, "booing" is NOT a normal part of high school events under Rule 52. I question where the administrator of this parents school was and why they were not involved? In our system the problem likely wouldn't have gotten to the point where an official became involved because one of our own would have dealt with it.
