Positive Cases Linked To High School Football Team

Grace Campbell asked Athens High School Football coach Cody Gross what the team is doing after two players tested positive for coronavirus.

The team is doing now.

The first step the school took is to make sure this field remains empty.

Football practice is canceled through at least august 19th.

The team also canceled its first game and pushed back a second game.

Take a listen to what happened when i asked head coach cody gross about safety plans.

Pkg: grace: "with the two players that have gotten sick, how are you the first step the school took is to make sure this field remains empty.

Football practice is canceled through at least august 19th.

The team also canceled its first game and pushed back a second game.

Take a listen to what happened when i asked head coach cody gross about safety plans.

Pkg: grace: "with the two players that have gotten sick, how are you going to make sure no one else gets sick?"

Cody gross: laughing "can you just wait?"

Grace: "yes."

Cody: laughing and stepping away from camera "hang on a sec.

I mean, really?

I mean."

"we're going to do what we've been doing.

We're taking all the safety measures that we can, follow protocol, we're cleaning, we're social distancing, we're masking up.

When gross was done laughing.

He told me all the players are currently quarentining.

Two other school employees who went to football practice are also sick with covid.

But at this point, the department of health is trying to figure out where the first case started.

Athens city schools are scheduled to start next monday.

Cody: "i'm here by myself, and i am an employee and employees are working, so that's why i am here."

Gross explained he's not forced to quarantine because he was not within 6 feet of the players for more than 15 minutes.

Gross also said he's considering the possibility of small changes through the season but is confident in its current safety plan.

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