CPS approves plan to restart some sports this week, but no plans for return to schools

The Cincinnati Public Schools board of education approved non-contact sports starting within the district this week, and contact sports like football can begin next week.

BACK IN ACTION.

CINCINNATIPUBLIC SCHOOL ATHLETES GET THEGO-AHEAD TO RESUME PRACTICESAND GAMES AS EARLY AS THISWEEK.

THE DECISION WAS MADELATE LAST NIGHT FOLLOWING AFOUR AND A HALF HOUR SCHOOLBOARD MEETING.WCPO 9 NEWS REPORTER ALLYKRAEMER IS LIVE AT WITHROWHIGH SCHOOL WITH THE NEWS THATMANY STUDENTS WILL BE WAKINGUP TO THIS MORNING.JULIE - THESE HIGH SCHOOLATHLETES HAVE BEEN SITTING OUTOF COMPETITIONS SINCE THEBEGINNING OF AUGUST - BUT NOWTHE DISTRICT'S PLAN TO RESUMEATHLETICS HAS BEEN APPROVED BYTHE GOVERNOR.GOLF, VOLLEYBALL, TENNIS ANDCROSS COUNTRY TEAMS CAN BEGINFULL COMPETITION THIS WEEK.SOCCER AND FOOTBALL,CONSIDERED CONTACT SPORTS, CANSTART GAMES AGAINST DISTRICTOPPONENTS THIS WEEK AND FULLCOMPETITION CAN BEGIN NEXTWEEK.

THIS IS ALREADY THEFOURTH WEEK OF THE FOOTBALLSEASON - BUT ACCORDING TO THEOHIO HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICASSOCIATION -- ALL TEAMS WILLBE ELIGIBLE FOR THE PLAYOFFSREGARDLESS OF THE SHORTENEDSEASON.

WHAT ABOUT FANS?

BOARDPRESIDENT CAROLYN JONESADVISED THE SUPERINTENDENT ANDATHLETICS MANAGER TO COME UPWITH "REASONABLE ACCOMODATIONS" FOR SPECTATORS.

DON'T EXPECTTO FILL THE BLEACHERS ATFOOTBALL GAMES JUST YET.SO IF STUDENTS CAN RETURN TOTHE FIELD, THE COURT, THEGREENS - CAN THEY RETURN TOTHE CLASSROOM?

NOT EXACTLY.WE'LL BREAK DOWN THE DECISIONON VIRTUAL LEARNING ANDRESUMING CLASSES COMING UP AT6:30.

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