Parents, student-athletes demand Elk Grove Unified School District come up with plan to restart sports

FOR THE FATHER AND SON YOU'REABOUT TO HEAR FROM THEY SAYTHAT IS THE POINT AND THEYWANT CONVERSATION TO STARTNOW.IT'S ABOUT THE PLAYERS.IT'S ABOUT WHAT THESE GUYS AREGOING TO LOSE THE LESSONS THEEXPERIENCES ALL OF THAT STUFFA SHOW OF SUPPORT FOR SPORTSNEARLY 200 PARENTS AND STUDENTATHLETES PROTESTING TUESDAYDEMANDING THE ELK GROVE SCHOOLDISTRICT COME UP WITH A PLANTO GET STUDENTS OFF THE BENCHCHRISTOPHER VONN CONE PLAYSFOOTBALL, A PLEASANT GROVEHIGH SPORTS OF PLAYED A HUGEROLE IN MY LIFE SINCE I WASABOUT 4 YEARS OLD THAT ALWAYSDONE A SPORT EVERY YEAR AND SOI MEAN.SPORTS HAVE REALLY HELPEDME WITH MY ACADEMICS DE FALCONURSE, CHRISTOPHER'S DAD ANDTHE ORGANIZER OF TUESDAY'SPROTEST.WELCOME BELIEVES THAT THEDISTRICT DOESN'T DECIDE ON APLAN ON HOW TO RESUMEATHLETICS AT SCHOOLS, THEMPLAYERS AND COACHES WILL GO TOOTHER SCHOOLS OUTSIDE OF THEDISTRICT.IF YOU'RE A SENIOR IN THISIS YOUR LAST YEAR TO PLAY.

YOUNEED TO MAKE A CHOICE ARE YOUGOING TO SIT AND WAIT TO SEEIF A PRO COMES OUT WITH A PLANIN THE NEXT 2 OR 3 MONTHSWHICH IS BASICALLY WHATTHEY'RE TELLING US OR YOU'REGOING TO GO SOMEPLACE WHEREYOU CAN GET ROLLED IN THEIRPROGRAM NOW.THE FIRST STEPS ON THE PLANTHOUGH MAY BE ON ITS WAYMONDAY SAC CITY UNIFIED SAYSIT WILL BE PART OF A GROUPTHAT INCLUDES ELK GROVE SCHOOLDISTRICT AND OTHER LARGESCHOOL DISTRICTS IN OUR AREA.THE GOAL IS TO QUOTE LEVERAGEA LARGER REGIONAL GROUP TOSEEK IDEAS INNOVATION ANDPOSSIBLE SOLUTIONS TO THECHALLENGES THAT COME WITHATHLETICS IN A COVID-19REALITY.NOW PAUL KOEHN SAYS THAT HEIS AWARE OF THE MEETING ANDGATHERINGS BETWEEN ALL THESUPERINTENDENTS A LOCAL SCHOOLDISTRICTS AND HE SAYS THAT ISA GOOD START BUT HE ALSO WANTTO SEE SOMETHING PUT INTOACTION BEFORE HE BELIEVES IT'STOO LATE NOW WITHIN THE LAST45 MINUTES OR SO THE OAK GROVESCHOOL DISTRICT DIDN'T REPLYTO OR A QUESTION FOR PROVIDINGA STATEMENT ON THIS TOPICWE'LL SHOW YOU WHAT THEY SAIDAND HERE'S WHAT IT IS IT SAYSWE SUPPORT OUR STUDENTATHLETES AND WE SUPPORT THEIRNEEDED TO HAVE THEIR VOICESHEARD WE WANT TO CONTINUE WITHCO CURRICULAR ANDEXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES TOTHE EXTENT POSSIBLE FOR THISNEXT SCHOOL YEAR AND WILL BEREVIEWING THE RECOMMENDATIONSFROM PUBLIC HEALTH GIVEN THEONGOING CONDITIONS OF COVID-19BEFORE I GO I ALSO WANT TOPOINT OUT THAT WE DID REACHOUT TO THE SACRAMENTO COUNTYOFFICE OF EDUCATION AND THEYTOLD US WHEN IT COMES TO ADECISION ABOUT ATHLETICS THAT