After Texas Gov. Greg Abbott shut down schools for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year, the University Interscholastic League followed up by canceling all of its remaining spring activities and state championships.
UIL previously suspended its athletic activities on March 16 due to COVID-19, then extended its suspension until May 4 to match the governor’s order, according to a media release. While UIL staff has worked hard to resume sports activities this spring, UIL Executive Director Dr. Charles Breithaupt says interscholastic activities cannot continue since schools will not be in session.
“Our highest priority during this challenging time is ensuring the health and safety of our students and communities and making progress in the containment of COVID-19 in Texas,” Dr. Breithaupt says. “We are now turning our attention to the 2020-2021 school year.”
Dragon sports suspended as a result of the cancellation includes baseball, softball and track and field. Although practices, rehearsals and workouts remain suspended, remote instruction will continue through the end of the 2019-2020 school year.
“I am grateful to the UIL staff for their leadership and dedication to students,” UIL Legislative Council Chair Curtis Rhodes says. “Together we will get through this and we look forward to the day students are once again able to participate in education-based interscholastic activities.”
To stay up to date on the UIL’s response to the coronavirus, visit UILTexas.org.