As Trans Bans Spread, Experts Weigh How to Balance Fairness and Inclusion in High School Sports April 8, 2021 Kevin Mahnken, The 74 | As legislation moves through statehouses around the country, students are facing an increasingly divided picture of athletic eligibility. ‘It’s So Hard’: As Trans Bans Spread, Experts Weigh How to Balance Fairness and Inclusion in High School Sports
Are youth sports an engine of B.1.1.7 outbreaks? April 7, 2021 Ariana Eunjung Cha, The Washington Post | The changing demographics of covid-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, are prompting a radical shift in testing strategies to prioritize asymptomatic children and teens. The Washington Post: Are youth sports an engine of B.1.1.7 outbreaks?
‘Teenagers are seeing a glimpse of hope’ with beginning of COVID-19 vaccinations April 5, 2021 Mike Dyer, WCPO | Walnut Hills High School junior Melanie Mitchell made an Instagram post a few weeks ago encouraging her friends to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. Read “‘Teenagers are seeing a glimpse of hope’ with beginning of COVID-19 vaccinations” at WCPO Mitchell, a member of the Walnut Hills cheer team, was happy to receive feedback and questions.
Ohio lawmakers want to ban transgender athletes in women’s sports April 2, 2021 Laura Bischoff, Dayton Daily News | Lawmakers in more than 20 states, including Ohio, are pushing bills to block transgender athletes from participating in school sports.
New sensory room at GABP lets those with special needs enjoy the game April 1, 2021 Ally Kraemer, WCPO | The Reds have built the first sensory room in a professional sports venue to allow those with special needs to enjoy a day at Great American Ball Park, too. The room is called the Sensory Suite, and it is a quiet place where kids on the autism spectrum and those who have special needs or sensory processing disorders a place to get away from the noise and commotion of the ballpark.
Senate bill would ban transgender student athletes from women’s sports March 18, 2021 Jake Zuckerman, Ohio Capital Journal | An Ohio state Senator introduced legislation Tuesday that would prevent transgender girls and women from participating in women’s sports at state K-12 schools and universities. Read “Senate bill would ban transgender student athletes from women’s sports” at the Ohio Capital Journal Senate Bill 132, sponsored by Senator Kristina Roegner, R-Hudson, would require schools to separate student athletics by sex, not gender.
Health Order Signed Regarding Spring Sports and Extracurricular Activities March 16, 2021 Ohio Department of Health | Ohio Department of Health Director Stephanie McCloud has issued an addendum that updates quarantine guidance for student athletes and participants in extracurricular activities who may have been incidentally exposed to COVID-19 in a classroom setting.
Hamilton AD Stewart resigns, boys basketball forfeits wins over transfer violation January 25, 2021 Scott Springer, Cincinnati Enquirer | Hamilton Athletic Director Bill Stewart resigned after an internal school investigation found the athletic department and Stewart violated an Ohio High School Athletic Association requirement for district residency of an athlete on the boys basketball team. As a result of this violation, the Hamilton High School varsity boys basketball team must forfeit all victories from the current 2020-21 basketball season.
Transgender athletes look hopefully to White House transition January 19, 2021 Pat Eaton-Robb, Associated Press – PBS News Hour | President-elect Joe Biden’s Department of Education is expected to switch sides in two key legal battles — one in Connecticut, the other in Idaho — that could go a long way in determining whether transgender athletes are treated by the sex on their birth certificates or by how they identify.
Two school districts are investigating social media allegations that racial slurs were slung at Oyler School basketball players during a game at New Miami High School. January 19, 2021 Mariel Carbone, WCPO | The only clear and undisputed piece of information about the game is that it ended early, with two minutes left in the third quarter, after a hard foul.
Moeller student-athlete out of ICU after battling rare side effect of COVID-19 January 13, 2021 WKRC | A Moeller athlete is out of the ICU and his family now says they know what caused his medical emergency. He had several visits to his doctor and three COVID tests which all came back negative. They eventually learned he has multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C), a rare side effect of COVID that causes the blood vessels to become inflamed.
Columbus City Schools to resume sports practices Friday January 13, 2021 Alissa Widman Neese, Columbus Dispatch | Columbus City Schools winter athletes can resume practicing Friday, following nearly two months without any activity. The move by district administrators goes against the recommendations of local health departments, but follows what essentially all other schools in the central Ohio area are doing. Columbus City Schools has yet to make an announcement, however, on when any in-person classes will resume.
The Washington Post: Are youth sports an engine of B.1.1.7 outbreaks?
