Garden State Plaza Mall to require chaperones for kids under 18 amid TikTok-inspired mayhemBy Jacob Geanous
April 15, 2023
New Jersey is cracking down on “mall”-adjusted teens.
Garden State Plaza Mall will require patrons under 18 to be accompanied by a chaperone who is 21 or older on weekend nights in response to a spate of TikTok-fueled mayhem.
The policy will begin on April 28 and will be in effect after 5 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, according to mall officials who said the aim was to stomp out unruly behavior.
“We’ve seen an increase in large crowds of teens, essentially juveniles. … The teens aren’t just enjoying the property in shopping, dining and entertainment,” Wesley Rebisz, senior general manager at Garden State Plaza, told NorthJersey.com.
“They’re being unruly, violating code of conduct, which can include running through the property in large groups, fighting and putting it on TikTok, basically disrupting business and making it uncomfortable for our everyday customers.”
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Source:
https://nypost.com/2023/04/15/garden-state-plaza-mall-to-require-chaperones-for-kids-under-18/
