Does this make any sense?
Or do you think the governor is deeply considering not reopening schools in September after the the spike in coronavirus numbers in states like California, Arizona, Florida and Texas?
After thinking they could begin summer workouts at school as part of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s phase four of reopening the state, high school athletes will now wait for the governor to grant them permission to have off-season workouts on campus.
In the same announcement, the governor said schools were permitted to allow outside groups permission to use school facilities for such activities as summer camps.
“The NYSPHSAA was informed by the Governor’s office on June 25th schools are able to allow individuals or groups access to their fields and grounds. However, schools are still prohibited from any indoor activities, any in-person instruction (excluding special education), and any organized sports or recreational activities that are hosted/operated,” New York State Public High School Athletic Association Executive Director Robert Zayas said in his June 26 memo to NYPHSAA section executive directors and the NYSPHSAA COVID-19 Task Force.
In a Tweet on Saturday, Zayas said he was “looking forward” to the NYSPHSAA COVID-19 Task Force meeting on Tuesday as he continued “working on several contingency plans this weekend in an effort to prepare for the many ‘what if’ scenarios. May have to get creative. Student engagement & participation must be our focus!”
Albertus Magnus, Ursuline, Our Lady of Lourdes and John S. Burke are Catholic high schools in the archdiocese that are members of the NYSPHSAA. The remaining Catholic high schools in the archdiocese are members of the Catholic High School Athletic Association.