Behavior at the competitions

[viking]

When the National Anthem is being performed, please remove your hats. Especially when you are one of the singers. It is plain disrespectful.

We had this issue at our regional a couple weeks ago...it has been my accepted "Miss Manners" rules that women can continue to wear hats during the Star Spangled Banner, in both the audience and the presenters.

One of my team members was in the robotics choir that sang and was told by the event coordinator to remove her hat; she did this out of respect for an adult but asked me about it later. My ruling: Hats must be removed by men, but can remain on your head if you are a woman.