I don’t really have a real answer except to say it depends on the circumstances. If the original one sitting got up to momentarily use the bathroom and another took his seat, than the second one, I would think, should vacate. On the other hand, if the original one sitting leaves their seat to attend to another activity (play elsewhere, etc) and merely claims the seat as his for as long as he wants, than I guess that’s wrong. Obviously this is not a halachik response. Maybe they need to learn to announce “I’ll be right back, I’m sitting here” so it becomes official.
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