PDE Health and Safety Plan Requirements
Plan must include the following:
Protocols for sporting activities consistent with the CDC Considerations for Youth Sports for recess and physical education classes. (guidance for organized school sports will be published separately)
PDE Considerations
Select and provide safe opportunities for exercise and sports events for students. Consider the following;
Physical proximity of players, and the length of time that players are close to each other or to staff.
Amount of necessary touching of shared equipment and gear (e.g., protective gear, balls, bats, rackets, mats, or water bottles).
Ability to engage in social distancing while not actively engaged in play (e.g., practice, games, locker rooms, showers).
Engagement of players at higher risk of developing serious disease.
Size of the team.
Limit travel outside of the local community.
Implement transmission risk-mitigation protocols in non-contact sports to address hygiene, disinfection of equipment, distancing during practice and competition, and numbers of participants.
Require enhanced surveillance and testing for any contact sports to minimize higher risk of transmission in participating athletes.