Ripon School Board Decision Regarding Fall High School Sports
20 August 2020 News
The Ripon School Board yesterday decided to keep low-risk sports like Girls Tennis and Cross Country on the fall sports schedule while moving high-risk sports Football, Boys Soccer, and volleyball to the WIAA’s suggested spring sports schedule. Ripon Schools Superintendent Mary Whitrock says, “Adopting the alternative schedule for high-risk sports teams reduces the potential risk of an outbreak and increases the district’s ability to protect students, staff, and the community at-large.” During Wednesday’s meeting the board discussed the increased outbreak in the area and Fond du Lac County Health Department’s concern with controlling the spread of the COVID-19 virus between athletes playing high-risk sports at this point in time. They also noted that though Ripon was one of the first districts in the East Central Conference to use the alternative spring schedule, it is not the first district in the state to use the option.
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