[Mr. Tatorscout]

What specifically do you want to see happen? We aren't supposed to save seats, but if a group of scouts is working and a few get up to go check out things, is it wrong to assume that your scouts should be able to be together so you can collect data conveniently?

We had a team whose mom's kept scooting into our row or sending students to take the empty seat every time one of our scouts would leave for a break. That made it awkward upon their return. Finally, we just left and went somewhere that general spectators didn't want to be. I think "civilians" don't understand that there are people trying to do a job in the stands. They wouldn't go in the pits and get in the way of other teams there, but they are perfectly willing to do it in the stands. I'm not sure there is a solution other than announcing that folks be aware of scouts in the stands and help them do their job by not standing in front of them or nudging them out.