The Contra Costa County Fair is open through the weekend, and fair officials are keeping the chaperone rule in place for young fairgoers.
The rule requires fairgoers under 18 to be accompanied by a chaperone aged 25 or older.The rule is in response to last year's melee, where brawls erupted, shocking other guests, staff, and security.Since then, a strict chaperone policy has been imposed, which remains in place."Anybody, 18 years or under, is required to have a chaperon 25 years or older. And for each chaperon, they can only have four 18-year and under youth with them," said fair CEO Joe Brengle.
"At the end of the day, rules are rules, and if they can't be responsible on their own you have to enforce a guide there to help," said fairgoer Tiana Brooks.Fairgoers and participants alike love the chaperone rule and welcome the presence of security to enforce it."Especially with a lot of violence, you don't know what people are going to do. They'll see a crowd go and then like a mob goes," said fairgoer Stacy Thompson.
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