Post by The Admin on Mar 25, 2020 10:33:09 GMT -6
Coronavirus in Oklahoma: State Board of Education votes to keep school buildings closed, canceling remaining spring sports
www.oklahoman.com/article/5658589/coronavirus-in-oklahoma-state-board-of-education-votes-to-keep-school-buildings-closed-canceling-remaining-spring-sports
www.oklahoman.com/article/5658589/coronavirus-in-oklahoma-state-board-of-education-votes-to-keep-school-buildings-closed-canceling-remaining-spring-sports
Oklahoma high school sports are finished for the 2019-20 school year.
The state's department of education announced Wednesday it was closing school buildings for the remainder of the academic year, along with a multitude of other moves, including the cancellation of in-person instruction and extracurricular activities.
No Classes 6A-2A state basketball tournaments. No spring state tournaments.
The next high school sporting events in Oklahoma will be in August when the 2020-21 school year begins.
The decision comes because of the COVID-19 pandemic sweeping across the world. The number of cases and deaths continues to rise in the state, and schools had been postponed until at least April 6 across Oklahoma.
The Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association has a teleconference board meeting Thursday to discuss a multitude of topics, including the situation with the postponement of the state basketball tournaments.
This will be the first year that Oklahoma has not crowned state champions in boys basketball in all classes since 1918 and first for girls since 1934, when the activity was voted out of existence for a year.
The OSSAA was adamant about wanting to reschedule the state basketball tournaments and doing whatever it could to get all of the spring sports in as scheduled. The State Dept. of Education's decision, though, nullifies any hope of playing more games this school year.
The state's department of education announced Wednesday it was closing school buildings for the remainder of the academic year, along with a multitude of other moves, including the cancellation of in-person instruction and extracurricular activities.
No Classes 6A-2A state basketball tournaments. No spring state tournaments.
The next high school sporting events in Oklahoma will be in August when the 2020-21 school year begins.
The decision comes because of the COVID-19 pandemic sweeping across the world. The number of cases and deaths continues to rise in the state, and schools had been postponed until at least April 6 across Oklahoma.
The Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association has a teleconference board meeting Thursday to discuss a multitude of topics, including the situation with the postponement of the state basketball tournaments.
This will be the first year that Oklahoma has not crowned state champions in boys basketball in all classes since 1918 and first for girls since 1934, when the activity was voted out of existence for a year.
The OSSAA was adamant about wanting to reschedule the state basketball tournaments and doing whatever it could to get all of the spring sports in as scheduled. The State Dept. of Education's decision, though, nullifies any hope of playing more games this school year.
March 26, 2020β1:30 p.m.βOn March 25, the State Superintendent announced that all public schools would remain closed until the end of the academic year for each respective public school. The academic year for schools will end between May 8 and May 15.
In conjunction with this decision the OSSAA Board voted unanimously, at the March 26, 2020 Teleconference Board Meeting, to cancel the State Basketball Tournament for Classes 2A, 3A, 4A, 5A and 6A; additionally, all spring activities have been cancelled for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year.
For the purpose of all OSSAA member school activities, all school personnel, including certified, adjunct or volunteer coaches, as well as teachers, directors, or instructors are prohibited from engaging in any type of OSSAA member school activity involving secondary students; no practice, instruction, training, weight lifting, tryouts, competition or travel is permitted.
SUMMER TIME ACTIVITIES: Until further notice, no OSSAA member school activities will be permitted. The timeline for the beginning of summer activities will be provided to member schools at a time when CDC recommendations as well as State and Local government recommendations allow for safe participation.
In conjunction with this decision the OSSAA Board voted unanimously, at the March 26, 2020 Teleconference Board Meeting, to cancel the State Basketball Tournament for Classes 2A, 3A, 4A, 5A and 6A; additionally, all spring activities have been cancelled for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year.
For the purpose of all OSSAA member school activities, all school personnel, including certified, adjunct or volunteer coaches, as well as teachers, directors, or instructors are prohibited from engaging in any type of OSSAA member school activity involving secondary students; no practice, instruction, training, weight lifting, tryouts, competition or travel is permitted.
SUMMER TIME ACTIVITIES: Until further notice, no OSSAA member school activities will be permitted. The timeline for the beginning of summer activities will be provided to member schools at a time when CDC recommendations as well as State and Local government recommendations allow for safe participation.