Garces Memorial High School had started athletic conditioning last week but now officials have canceled all on-campus athletic conditioning until further notice.
The school said it is shut down out of precaution over COVID-19.
Garces Memorial High School cancels athletic conditioning
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CONDITIONING LAST WEEK -- BUTNOW OFFICIALS HAVE CANCELEDALL ON-CAMPUS ATHLETICCONDITIONING UNTIL FURTHERNOTICE.GARCES SAYS IT IS SHUT DOWN OUTOF PRECAUTION FORCOVID-19.THE HIGH SCHOOL RELEASED ASTATEMENT REGARDING THISMOVE...GARCES WROTE IN PART -- QUOTE --"THERE ARE GARCESMEMORIAL FAMILIES THAT HAVE BEENAFFECTED BYCOVID-19 THAT COULD DIRECTLYIMPACT THE HEALTH ANDSAFETY OF OUR STUDENTS ANDSTAFF.THEY WENT ON TO ADD -- "WITHEXTREME CAUTION AND THE CURRENTSPIKE OF POSITIVE COVID-19 CASESIN KERN COUNTY, THE GARCESMEMORIAL ADMINISTRATION HASELECTED TO CANCEL ALL ON-CAMPUS PRACTICES UNTIL FURTHERNOTICE" -- END QUOTE.FOR THE FULL STATEMENT -- HEADTO OUR WEBSITE -- TURNTO 23 DOT COM.WE SPOKE WITH GARCES'S SPORTSINFORMATION DIRECTORTREVOR HORN LAST WEEK REGARDINGSAFETY."THE NO.
1 IMPORTANCE ISSAFETY.
SAFETY OF EVERYONE FROMOUR COACHES TO OURADMINISTRATORS, ANDESPECIALLY TO OURSTUDENT-ATHLETES.
JUST MAKINGTHEM UNDERSTAND HOWSAFE THEY NEED TO BE."AND COMING UP ON 23ABC NEWS ATSIX -- WE'LL HAVE MORE ON