Virginia Lawyers Weekly

CHARLOTTESVILLE—The University of Virginia is enacting a new policy that bans all signs at its athletic events.
The Charlottesville school notified students of the policy last week.

Athletics department officials say the change is intended to support and promote sportsmanship in a positive game-day environment. It applies to football and basketball games, as well as all other athletics events.

The new policy comes roughly a year after student David Becker was threatened with ejection from Scott Stadium during a football game for a sign that read “Fire Groh.” Becker’s homemade sign referred to head football coach Al Groh.

Becker was then informed that the sign violated a policy banning signs that contained derogatory comments or profanity, or impeded another guest’s view of the field or cover any stadium signage.

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