Tennessee teen, 16, gets lifetime district ban after tackling player at school
A 16-year-old girl in Tennessee has been charged with assault and disorderly conduct after running onto a middle school football field to tackle a player. The teenager claimed she intervened to protect her younger brother during an on-field scuffle.
Why it matters
The incident raises concerns about spectator behavior at youth sporting events and the legal consequences of physical intervention by non-participants.
A 16-year-old girl in Tennessee has been charged after she ran onto a football field during a middle school game and tackled a player. The incident happened on Tuesday night during a game between South Middle School and Cornersville Middle School at Franklin County High School in Winchester.The incident happened after South Middle School scored a touchdown and an extra point, authorities said, New York Post reported. A scuffle then broke out between two players at the end of the play. The 16-year-old girl ran onto the field after seeing the scuffle and tackled the South Middle School player involved in it.Video of the incident showed the girl running towards the player and taking him to the ground.
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