{"id":2151,"date":"2026-06-26T14:36:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T14:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=2151"},"modified":"2026-06-26T14:36:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T14:36:12","slug":"columbia-further-tightens-rules-for-minors-at-finlay-park-after-teen-takeover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=2151","title":{"rendered":"Columbia further tightens rules for minors at Finlay Park after \u2018teen takeover\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Columbia is further tightening rules for minors at Finlay Park after teen fights broke out during a festival Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=2149\">The SC job market has had a big glow up this year. Here\u2019s how and why<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Minors can\u2019t be alone in Finlay Park after 5 p.m. and must be accompanied by a chaperone who is at least 25 years old. The city had previously instituted the chaperone policy allowing minors to be in the park with someone who is at least 21 years old.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile age 21 represents legal adulthood \/ independence, age 25 is more widely accepted as the age when more responsibility and accountability are expected in decision-making,\u201d Columbia City Manager Teresa Wilson said in a statement released alongside the stricter policy.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The new rules come after numerous fights broke out among teenagers at the city\u2019s Juneteenth Freedom Fest held at the park this Saturday, which contributed to police evacuating the park before the festival was supposed to end.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>After the festival had been forced closed, the city formally enacted a policy banning unaccompanied minors from the park after 5 p.m. daily, except for field trips and other pre-approved activities. The new change, enacted Wednesday, raises the age for required chaperones.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=2147\">Teen was killed by stepmom who used her 2 sons to hide evidence, NC sheriff says<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Police on Monday also disclosed additional details about what happened Saturday night, leading up to the festival\u2019s early cancellation. A child found live ammunition for a 9mm handgun at the park\u2019s playground shortly before fights broke out across the park. Police did not locate a gun.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Holbrook said officers were also called about people throwing bags into the park. Investigators earlier this week were still reviewing security footage. As of Monday police had identified 12 to 15 juvenile \u201caggressors\u201d believed to have led the disturbances, Holbrook said Monday.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Wilson described the Juneteenth disruptions as a \u201cteen takeover,\u201d a trend in which teenagers use social media to coordinate large, unsupervised meetups at public places that in other parts of the country have turned chaotic and at times violent. Wilson stressed the city won\u2019t allow that kind of gathering to take hold at Columbia parks, particularly at Finlay Park, where she said the city had invested too much to let the space be \u201cthreatened by foolishness and wrong behaviors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=2145\">Is it illegal in SC to smoke in a car with children inside? 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