Audiences of indoor sports games will be restricted to two spectators per player, and all visitors are now required to wear their masks, according to the Jan. 11 news release from AISD.
The district will also require masks for athletes when they are not engaged in vigorous activity, including while on the sidelines, in locker rooms, meetings and other nonactive situations, the release said.
Athletic teams—including varsity, junior varsity and freshman teams in high schools—will practice separately during workouts to avoid further COVID-19 exposure. Teams will also maintain attendance rosters and go through verbal symptom screening every day. Athletes need to bring their own labeled water bottle to practice, and access to locker rooms will be limited by staggering when teammates enter and exit.
The updated recommendations are part of the district’s response to the Stage 5 of the COVID-19 risk-based guidelines for Travis County, and the changes are in line with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines, the release said.
