The coronavirus pandemic is affecting yet
another school district in New Jersey, Point Pleasant Borough High School,
where several sports’ seasons have been
canceled.
The school's varsity and JV football
teams, along with the boys’ soccer and girls’ cross-country squads, have all
been shut down. Each team had students who recently tested positive for
COVID-19.
“I’ve got grandchildren in the school
system,” says Ivy Kirn, of Brick. “I think it
was good because you can’t be too safe with these kids. They’re our whole
future.”
Point Pleasant Borough
Schools Superintendent Vincent Smith announced four teams in three sports
would not be playing again this year after student athletes tested positive for
coronavirus. The district notified parents of affected students and how
long they must stay in quarantine.
The superintendent says contact with the
Ocean County Health Department will continue to protect the health and safety
of the school community.
Smith added that
increased numbers of positive cases and exposures within the school community
could force the district to return to fulltime remote learning.