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Originally Posted by Jon Stratis
Then I would say allow him to do that - bring the issue to his attention, and encourage him to bring in the police. Regardless of the outcome, he needs to be involved from the beginning in order to manage the interaction and avoid disrupting the event. He can ensure that the police and those involved meet in a more private area to handle things, rather than just calling them in and having it all explode in the pits. We really have to make sure that we're looking at this both from the stand point of addressing the issue AND keeping the event running smoothly, and that would be one of his roles if the police are needed.
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I can see the logic in not creating a scene at the event. And I appreciate the fact that there are FIRST volunteers with relevant training. But what sort of authority exists for any mentor, teacher or FIRST representative? No event volunteer in any position can detain or question a student (w/o incurring some sort of liability). Heck, in most of the USA a teacher can't do that in the classroom. Even if the decision is to remove a student from the arena for simply running in the pits, one should have a law enforcement officer do the evicting.
There are a lot of great ideas in this thread. I would caution having a mentor or teacher or FIRST representative forced to exercise judgment or authority where, in fact, none exists. That rarely ends well. Start with a person who does have the authority. I'm not talking about squad cars pulling up in front of the building and stopping the proceedings. I'm talking about hired officers who are already integrated with the event leadership team.