Chaperone rule begins at Louisville mall

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – Several teens were turned away from a suburban Louisville mall on the first day the shopping center began a new chaperone rule.

The Courier-Journal (http://cjky.it/1PFtgah) reports that the new policy at Mall St. Matthews requires teens and pre-teens to have an adult escort during certain hours. The rule was put in place following a disturbance at the popular mall a week ago.

The restriction requires teens under the age of 18 to have adult supervision after 4 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.

Saturday was the first day the new program went into effect.

Signs placed prominently about the mall informed customers about the so-called Parental Guidance Required program. Security officials were stationed at each of the mall’s public entrances.

The chaperone rule also went into effect at Oxmoor Center.

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Information from: The Courier-Journal, http://www.courier-journal.com

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