Fall sports can return at all Maryland Public Schools in October

Gov.

Larry Hogan and State Superintendent Karen Salmon announced fall sports can return at all Maryland schools.

SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS AREGIVING FALL SPORTS... A FASTTRACK TO GET BACK ON THEFIELD.

THE PLAN LETS COUNTIESSTART SPORTS LIKE FOOTBALL...FIELD HOCKEY... AND SOCCERBACK UP BEFORE HALLOWEEN.

WMAR2 NEWS ABBY ISAACS JOINS USFROM FREDERICK, WHERE THEANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE.LOOKLIVE- TOUTING MARYLANDSRECORD LOW COVID-19 POSITIVITYRATE, GOVERNOR LARRY HOGANSAID HE BELIEVES ITRESUME FALL SPORTS PRACTICESAND GAMES WITHIN A MONTH.

NATSFROM TOUR TODAY GOVERNOR LARRYHOGAN AND STATE SUPERINTENDENTOF SCHOOLS DR. KAREN SALMONTOURED THE FREDERICK COUNTYCAREER AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER.SEEING HOW THEY ARE ADPATINGWHILE BRINGING STUDENTS BACKIN PERSON.

HOGAN Weglad to be getting some kidsback in the classroom for someface to face instruction.

Atthe high school we have kidsfrom all over the county andthey are learning things theyreally couldnhands on realy worldexperience.

HOGAN SAID ALL 24JURISDICTIONS NOW HAVEAPPROVED PLANS FROM THE STATEFOR RETURNING SOME GROUPS OFSUTDENTS IN PERSON THIS FALL.AND WITH THE DOWNWARD TREND INCASES AND RECORD LOWPOSITIVITY RATE, HOGAN ANDSALMON TOOK THE NEXT STEPFORWARD FOR STUDENT ATHLETES.SALMON The steps taken todayare directly related to theneeds of our students to beactive and engaged for theyphysical social and emotionalwell being.

SALMON SAID ONOCTOBER 7TH, ALL SCHOOLSYSTEMS CAN START PRACTICES INPREPARATION FOR THE FALLCOMPETITION SEASON THAT CANSTART OCTOBER 27TH.

LOCALSCHOOL SYSTEMS HAVE THE CHOICETO START FALL SPORTS OR WAITUNTIL THE SECOND SEMESTER BUTSALMON AND HOGAN ENCOURAGESPORTS OPPORTUNITIES WHEN SAFETO DO SO.

SALMON Thementorship comradery and dailystructure with theseexperiences and what theyprovide not only supports ourstudents academic success, butalso has a generationalhistory of reaching many atrisk youths, some of themstruggling in their remotelearning environment.

SALMONSAID THE MARYLAND PUBLICSECONDARY SCHOOLS ATHLETICASSOCATION HAS LAID OUTGUIDELINES FOR RETURN TO PLAYTHAT MUST BE FOLLOWED.

ITINCLUDES SOCIAL DISTANCING ATPRACTICES, LIMITING GAMEATTENDANCE, WEARING FACECOVERINGS AND NO SHARING WATERBOTTLES OR CARPOOLING.LOCKERROOM USE IS NOTRECOMMENDED.

HOGAN Wegoing to do anything thatendangers our kids but wethink ittry to make efforts to getmore of them back into face toface instruction and to givethem the opportunity to havesome of the sports activithat they also need.

LOOKLIVE-SALMON SAID ALL SCHOOL SYSTEMSSHOULD AS SOON AS POSSIBLEPROVIDE CONDITIONING ANDTRIANING OPPORTUNITIES TOSTUFDENTS AS WELL.

INFREDERICK ABBY ISAACS WMAR 2NEWS.TEACHERS IN ANNE ARUNDELCOUNTY ARE CALLING