IHSA did what we hoped- basketball and other winter sports are a go. Wrestling has been moved to summer season though, April-June. Thank you IHSA for doing what is best for kids.
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Zero liability, impossible to prove you pick a virus up the minute you visit more than one place in a day. Call his bluff. Or do waivers. Impossible to prove with any liability. Pressure will be on school boards now.Pritzker already leaning hard on school districts. "They will be taking on legal liability....."
I agree with you but school officials and particularly, public school administrators, are typically not the risk taking type. Chubby boy in Springfield has shown he doesn't play fair and this is all political. We know where public school personnel typically lean politically. It's going to be interesting to see how this plays out. As much as I like to think this is decided and done, this is likely just the beginning.Zero liability, impossible to prove you pick a virus up the minute you visit more than one place in a day. Call his bluff. Or do waivers. Impossible to prove with any liability. Pressure will be on school boards now.
You’re wrong. Chubby boy is not in Springfield. He’s in Lake Geneva.I agree with you but school officials and particularly, public school administrators, are typically not the risk taking type. Chubby boy in Springfield has shown he doesn't play fair and this is all political. We know where public school personnel typically lean politically. It's going to be interesting to see how this plays out. As much as I like to think this is decided and done, this is likely just the beginning.
I agree with you but school officials and particularly, public school administrators, are typically not the risk taking type. Chubby boy in Springfield has shown he doesn't play fair and this is all political. We know where public school personnel typically lean politically. It's going to be interesting to see how this plays out. As much as I like to think this is decided and done, this is likely just the beginning.
Yes, this is far from done but for any positive to happen there had to be pushback. This is a start.I agree with you but school officials and particularly, public school administrators, are typically not the risk taking type. Chubby boy in Springfield has shown he doesn't play fair and this is all political. We know where public school personnel typically lean politically. It's going to be interesting to see how this plays out. As much as I like to think this is decided and done, this is likely just the beginning.
Could be a "long game" going on here to move the CTU off their hard stance against stepping a foot in a school building? If CPL can play, but doesn't due to resistance to re-opening plans by the teacher union, I suspect public pressure could hurt the CTU position.
Well then people need to start putting the pressure on the CPS and all other entities that control the thought process of the CPS. Can't fight everyone's battles for them.Can see CPS playing at all until kids are back in school in some form.
They'll find an in-state AAU team, but play everywhere else. There are a lot of basketball/Football dual athletes out there too.Heres a thought. IHSA, which really has no control, says let the season start. Governor unhappy, but knows he has a higher level of control than the IHSA, so he brings out the big club of liability, insurability, and funding...
But what does he do with school districts that continue to ignore, carefully, the changing regional levels? Schools, although their regions have been pushed back, have not all lock-stepped and gone remote. As such, the big club of liability, insurability, and funding has not been mentioned...If the kids are going to school everyday, even with the rollback, we might as well let them play sports. Besides, the good basketball players might just find an AAU team for the winter in Indiana, Wisconsin, etc. and take their money out of state.
the resident optimist has spoken.There wont be bball in spring under JB. There will be no vaccine by then widely available. If there is one at all.
the resident optimist has spoken.
Lots and lots of pressure and lost lawsuits, as well as, an election being over that he doesn't have to pander to for another couple of years.
Well some of the others are starting to crumble and question him, in time he will crumble too. I'd rather fight him than give up.He has stood his ground and has no reason to back down. He is a power hungry billionaire with no political pressure until April of 22 at the earliest.
There wont be bball in spring under JB. There will be no vaccine by then widely available. If there is one at all.
This, by far, is the infuriating part. Has anyone seen the South Park about Joseph Smith and the Mormon Church? When Joseph Smith can read the tablets, but nobody else could?"We asked Ezike to share her data. She said no"
’Nothing has changed. We’re still playing’: IHSA rejects Pritzker’s order to move hoops to spring
Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday said he has ordered the 2020-21 high school basketball season moved to the spring as he...www.pjstar.com
CPS didn't allow contact days when the rest of the state allowed contact days. In the low risk sports CPS did sanction to play in the fall, CPS decided they wouldn't provide transportation to and from contests, which forced many schools to cancel their seasons. CPS isn't going to provide transportation in the winter for these sports either, so many schools will be forced to cancel their seasons. CPS has seemingly no interest in doing what is best for kids. Let alone what is best for true football fans in denying us an entire season of Thursday double headers at Rockne.CPS is spineless.
Dear CPS Community,
Now more than ever, we know how important it is to provide students with opportunities that allow them to build skills and work toward positive goals, which is why we have committed to supporting state-authorized high school sports this school year.
As we approach the beginning of the winter sports season, Governor J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) have released updated guidance on low-risk winter sports that can proceed this year. Under the revised guidance from state leaders, the following CPS high school sports are currently scheduled to move forward in the winter:
The district is in full support of this guidance and will support schools that wish to participate under all necessary health and safety guidelines. Teams will play shortened regular season schedules and state series will be determined on a case-by-case basis. A full listing of the changes to the schedule and detailed winter sports protocols will be released by the district in the near future.
- Competitive Cheerleading
- Competitive Dance
- Girls and Boys Bowling
- Boys Swimming and Diving
Due to concerns about the transmission of COVID-19, Governor Pritzker and IDPH announced that the following high-risk winter sports will be postponed or moved to spring or summer 2021:
While the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) has not removed high school basketball from its winter sports calendar, Governor Pritzker and IDPH have determined that basketball presents a greater risk of COVID-19 transmission and is not safe to play this winter.
- Girls and Boys High School Basketball is postponed until further notice
- Girls and Boys Elementary School Basketball is postponed until further notice
- Wrestling (Tentative start date: April 19-June 26, 2021)
Our district has a rich basketball tradition, and we know that this is not the outcome so many of our students, parents and coaches wanted to see, but Gov. Pritzker, IDPH, and the Illinois State Board of Education have made it clear that basketball should not be played this winter as it presents a significant risk to participants and members of the school community. We are following their guidance and committed to supporting all sports that can proceed safely this winter.
As we’ve shared previously, it will take all of us working together to make this school year a success. Please continue to be well and stay safe.
Sincerely,
LaTanya D. McDade David Rosengard
Chief Education Officer Executive Director of Sports Administration
Chicago Public Schools Chicago Public Schools
Well some of the others are starting to crumble and question him, in time he will crumble too. I'd rather fight him than give up.
Yes its up to the Bishop. Not a good thing for our school.Who decides for the private schools, since they are not govern like a public school ? Does the bishop decide for the catholic schools?
Kind of like when someone has to constantly tell people how tough he is, how rich he is, how smart he is, how patriotic he is, how popular he is, etc.We often hear Putzker lecturing us that "a leader does this ... a leader does that." Lemme tell ya,' a true and real leader does not have to talk about being one.