Fairfax high school sports

A group of high school senior baseball players in California found themselves in hot water after posing for a photo without masks. The John Burroughs High School varsity team had been scheduled to begin conditioning work on March 1, but the team had to delay those plans after Burbank Unified School District Superintendent Matt Hill handed down a two-week suspension in response to the maskless photo. Hill explained his decision in an email to the Los Angeles Daily News : We had a group of players and families dress up in uniform and take pictures on campus in violation of health orders (no masks, no social distancing, and mixing of families). They then posted the picture on a JBHS baseball social media site. No player or family from the team notified the coach, school, or district of this health order violation. I have decided to delay the return of athletic conditioning for the JBHS baseball team by one week so that the team can review health guidelines and safety … [Read more...] about High School Baseball Players Suspended for Taking Senior Photo Without Masks

An investigation into Baltimore City schools revealed, in one high school in which hundreds of students are failing, a student who passed only three classes in four years actually ranks near the top half of his class, with only a 0.13 grade point average. Project Baltimore , which investigates the Baltimore area’s public schools system and reports regularly on FOX 45 News, focused Monday on the case of Tiffany France’s son, who attends Augusta Fells Savage Institute of Visual Arts in west Baltimore. France’s son is 17 years old, but just found out he has been moved back to ninth grade because he has passed only three classes in four years. Calls to Shut Down City School Where 0.13 GPA Ranks Near Top Half of Class Calls are mounting for a Baltimore City Public Schools high school to be investigated and shut down immediately. This, after an alarming Project Baltimore investigation found hundreds of students are failing at the west Baltimore high … [Read more...] about Hundreds of Students Found Failing in Baltimore City High School

By: KDKA-TV News Staff MECHANICSBURG (KDKA) – The Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association has released a new mask mandate prior to the start of spring sports. READ MORE: Diocese Of Pittsburgh Discourages Catholics From Using Johnson & Johnson Vaccine The board’s members agreed that if outdoor athletes can maintain six feet distance that masks will not be required. READ MORE: Zoom-ed Out: Many Beginning To Feel Fatigued From Constant Virtual Meetings However, if that is not the case, face-coverings will be required. The board also agreed to several other guidelines before spring sports begin. MORE NEWS: COVID-19 In Pennsylvania: Teachers Say It Is A 'Blessing' To Get Prioritized For Johnson & Johnson Vaccine You can check out the full list of requirements on their website . … [Read more...] about COVID-19 In Pennsylvania: PIAA Releases New Mask Mandate Ahead Of Spring Sports

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi House voted Wednesday to ban transgender athletes from competing on girls’ or women’s sports teams in the state’s schools and universities. The bill heads to Republican Gov. Tate Reeves in the next several days, and he is expected to sign it into law. Mississippi is one of more than 20 states with lawmakers proposing restrictions on athletics or gender-confirming health care for transgender minors this year. Democratic President Joe Biden signed an executive order Jan. 20 — the day he took office — that bans discrimination based on gender identity in school sports and elsewhere. “Girls deserve to compete on a level playing field,” Republican Rep. Becky Currie read from a text as she explained the bill to the Mississippi House. “Allowing males to compete in girls’ sports destroys fair competition and women’s athletic opportunities.” Currie said she would not take any questions from colleagues because she believed everyone had already … [Read more...] about Mississippi House Votes to Ban Transgender Athletes from Girls,’ Women’s Sports

ATTLEBORO (CBS) – Like many districts, Attleboro schools have been hybrid for a few months and some parents like Jessica Grigoriadis say it’s time to get the students back including her son. “The motivation isn’t there for school,” she said. “He’s not getting the social aspect which is so important in my opinion.” On Friday, state Education Commissioner Jeffrey Riley will ask for the authority to phase out hybrid and remote learning and start a phased-in return to all in-person learning in early April, which Attleboro Superintendent David Sawyer supports, but comes with many logistical challenges. READ MORE: Massachusetts Reports 1,410 New COVID Cases, 42 Additional Deaths “Attleboro certainly has large class sizes which make distancing challenging even at a three foot minimum,” said Sawyer. It will be a pivot for schools looking for guidance from the state if approval is granted. But the head of the Attleboro Education Association Joseph Amaral believes it’s a rush. … [Read more...] about Attleboro Schools Face Challenges If Hybrid, Remote Learning Ends