The problem of rampaging youth on the first Friday of the fair, when students are admitted free, dates back to the 1990s or earlier, Previtera said. Some years are worse than others.
Simple solution here.
You’re on to something.
Instead of free, charge “students” TWICE as much.
Or collect their drivers’ license plus a $50 deposit as a condition of entry. Give it back on the way out from a shack at a parking lot exit.
Speaking of which, wouldn’t it be fun to dedicate one day as “Martin Luther King Black History Appreciation Day”, and set the entry fee at ten times the usual fee. Give away a MLK bobble head doll or something to justify the increase. That would make some liberal heads pop.