Fall High School sports pushed back

High school sports are now off for at least another month, despite some seasons which were due to start Friday.

Fox 4 has the latest on the decision from the FHSAA:

12...THE MAJORITY SAY THEY ARESENDING THEIR KIDS BACK TOSCHOOL.AS YOU WAIT FOR YOUR KIDS TOHEAD BACK TO SCHOOL NEXTMONTH...THERE’S A NEW UPDATE WHEN ITCOMES TO FALL HIGH SCHOOLSPORTS.THE FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICASSOCIATION DECIDED TO PUSH BACKTHE START DATE.

OUR JESSICAALPERN IS FOLLOWING THAT UPDATE,ALONG WITH THE LATEST FROMPEDIATRIC HEALTH EXPERTS HERE INSOUTHWEST FLORIDA.THE LATEST IS THAT HIGH SCHOOLSPORTS ARE NOW *OFF FOR AT LEASTANOTHER MONTDESPITE SOME SEASONS WHICH WEREDUE TO START TODAY.VO:THAT WAS THE LATEST DECISIONFROM THE F-H-S-A-A.AT A THREE HOUR EMERGENCYMEETING YESTERDAY, ITS BOARD OFDIRECTORS VOTED 11-4 TO DELAYTHE START OF FALL SEASONS.JUST DAYS AFTER THE SAME BOARDVOTED 10-5 TO KEEP THE CALENDARINTACT.NOW PRACTICES WON’T BEGIN UNTILAT LEAST AUG.

24, AND THEREGULAR SEASONS LIKELY WON’TBEGIN UNTIL AT LEAST SEPTEMBER.WE ARE TOLD SUMMER CONDITIONINGCAN CONTINUE UNTIL PRACTICESBEGIN.AND IN ANOTHER BOARD MEETING...LEE COUNTY DECIDED IT WILL PUSHBACK THE SCHOOL START DATE TOAUGUST 31ST.TEACHERS WILL RETURN AUGUST18TH.THE DECISION MADE BECAUSE THEDISTRICT SAID IT WOULD GIVE THEMTIME TO PREPARE, ORDER MORE PPE,FILL OPEN POSITIONS, AND WATCHTHE COVID-19 NUMBERS IN OURSTATE.SOT( 0723YLEESTARTPKG)"Giving those, even that fiveadditional days might give timefor the trend of those numbersto go down."THE DISTRICT ALSO ANNOUNCEDMASKS BE REQUIRED AT ALL TIMESFOR EVERY STUDENT AND STAFFMEMBER ON CAMPUS.WITH PEDIATRIC HEALTH EXPERTS INOUR AREA ADDING THE FOLLOWING.VIZ:(Attribution: Physicians PrimaryCare and Island CoastPediatrics)"One of the best ways to holdback the tide of infection isfor everyone, includingschool-aged children, to embracethe use of masks in schools andpublic places."TAG:TO SEE THE FULL STATEMEN