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Originally Posted by Nevadaref
Now if you are unconvinced by that argument, then I have another one. Let me concede that the altercation in the stands is not a “fight” by the NFHS definition and that rule 4-18 does not apply.
I believe that the letter of the law would still justify disqualifications in this situation under 10-4-4. This is because the NFHS added "or when a fight may break out" to 10-4-4 in 2004-05 and commented:
PLAYER(S) EJECTED FOR LEAVING BENCH IF FIGHT MAY OCCUR (10-4-4): A bench player will now be ejected if he or she leaves the confines of the bench during a fight or when a fight may break out. Previously there was no coverage in the rules book when bench personnel left the bench when two or more players confronted one another but no fight occurred. These volatile situations can easily degenerate into a fight or worse by the presence of team members from the bench. The penalty is now the same as for leaving the bench during a fight, ejection.
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Again, your cite above mentions "players" being involved in the altercation. That's not the case in the original pst, as M&M pointed out.
Fighting rules cover players and teammembers, not parents in the stands.