Hickory High School will be adding extra safety precautions to home football games starting Friday, according to a letter released by Hickory Public Schools on Wednesday.
Before fans can enter the stadium, they will go through a screening process involving walk-through metal detectors and the possibility of a wand search. Certain areas of the campus and stadium will have limited access. Kindergarten through eighth-graders will not be allowed to attend without a guardian who is 18 or older.
The precautions are in response to recent reports of gun violence. Here is the statement from Hickory Public Schools. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1m7WB0fgGuv60kBR42fw4eFNaZcVIn4e4/view
Gates will open at 5 p.m. and fans are asked to arrive early to get through the screening process.