Thank you all for your thoughtful suggestions. Yes, the board thinks it is a problem and asked the bylaws committed to come up with changes to address the issue. I think some members are afraid parents will just drop off their children and not stay with them. So maybe something should be added to the bylaws that states "all members below the age of ____ must be accompanied and supervised by an adult paid member...
Just trying to figure out a solution that doesn't exclude or offend anyone.