D.C. Public Schools students will now need an adult chaperone to attend high school football games, the school system announced Friday, citing “multiple instances of spectator conflict.”

The policy, one of several changes announced to enhance safety, will remain in place until at least Oct. 10, the school system said. An adult chaperone can bring a maximum of three students to a game.

In addition, schools will attempt to reschedule games within the next month to start earlier in the afternoon, between 4 and 5 p.m., instead of the typical start time of 6 to 7 p.m.

Spectators will now also be directed to sit in separate, assigned sections for the home and away teams, and concession sales will end promptly at the end of the third quarter.

“Our hope is that these changes will be temporary,

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