Gov. Wolf: Online-only schools shouldn’t play sports this fall – By Chris Harlan (Trib Live) / Aug 3 2020
Gov. Tom Wolf said schools choosing an online-only approach shouldn’t play sports in the fall, an informal announcement that left coaches, athletes and administrators worried.
“I’m not sure we’ve figured out exactly how we can do this, but what happens in schools should be consistent with what happens on the playing fields,” Wolf said Monday while answering a question at a joint press conference with state Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine.
“In other words, if the school is going completely virtual, it seems hard to justify having in-person contact sports being played in the fall,” Wolf added. “If the school is going to be open and feels it’s safe — if teachers, administrators parents feel it’s safe to reopen — that’s a different proposition for contact sports.”
Wolf referenced “contact sports,” but a spokesperson clarified later that he was talking about all sports.
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