Press release from Asheville Mall:
Asheville Mall today launches its Youth Escort Policy (YEP), which is designed to provide all of its shoppers and retailers with a family-friendly, convenient and enjoyable shopping experience. The new policy – which will be enforced tonight beginning at 5 p.m. – requires all mall visitors under 18 years of age to be accompanied by a parent or guardian who is 21 years of age or older on Friday and Saturday nights after 5 p.m.
The policy is in effect for all parts of the mall except for department stores and stores with exterior entrances.
The Youth Escort Policy is intended to curtail the rising number of unsupervised youths hanging out at Asheville Mall and related disturbances. The Youth Escort Policy can be found on the mall’s website at Asheville-Mall.com/security. It is also posted near the mall’s main entrances.
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