LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The “Let Them Play” advocates in Michigan could soon get their wish.
Governor Gretchen Whitmer is expected to announce this afternoon that high school contact sports can resume soon with strict safety protocols in place, sources familiar with the plan told the Detroit News today.
The expected announcement comes after a weeks-long push by the parents of student athletes that has included protests, committee testimony and a Wednesday lawsuit challenging the ban on contact sports, which was scheduled to remain in place through Feb. 21.
Whitmer has scheduled a 1:30 p.m. Thursday press conference with Michigan Department of Health and Human Services leaders and is expected to provide an “update” on the epidemic order.
Details of the safety requirements were unclear, but student athlete mask use and testing potentially will be required.
Officials at the Michigan High School Athletics Association and student sports advocacy group “Let Them Play” told the Detroit News Thursday morning they had not yet been alerted to a potential change in policy.
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