A message from the Superintendent
Athletic Update #5
September 4, 2021
Good Morning Modified Sports Families,
I hope this letter finds you well. In an effort to support the safe participation of our modified student-athletes, and as a result of recent guidance released from the NYS Education Department and the NYSDOH, and absent any additional guidance from Section 1 or the WCDOH, we are going to expand our practice of COVID-19 testing our athletes to all fall modified sports so long as the community transmission levels for Westchester County are either substantial or high.
Students athletes who provide proof of vaccination, will be exempt from regular COVID testing.
As a result, only middle school school student-athletes will be permitted to participate in fall sports, which are starting Monday, September 13, 2021 if they are (1) tested through the process described below (or produce COVID-19 testing results from a lab with a sample taken after 8am on Thursday, September 9), or (2) are fully vaccinated and submit the appropriate paperwork via Operoo.
Students Who Are Vaccinated
- Upload a copy of your COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card in Operoo (if you have not already).
- Submit a completed CODE OF CONDUCT to your coach the first day of practice.
Students Who Are Unvaccinated
Please sign up for an appointment by 8pm on Wednesday, September 8, 2021 for a COVID test, using this COVID TEST APPOINTMENT FORM.
Student-athlete COVID testing will take place at Seven Bridges on Thursday, September 9, 2021 from 3-4:30pm.
After this initial testing period, unvaccinated student-athletes will be tested weekly. Links for future testing dates will be sent out on SportsYou and will also be available on the Athletics website.
Unvaccinated student-athletes must follow the procedures outlined below:
PRIOR TO YOUR ARRIVAL
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WHEN YOU ARRIVE
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AFTER TESTING
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We thank you for your patience, support, and understanding as we work through this process for the first time this season.
Sincerely,
Christine Ackerman, PhD
Superintendent of Schools