The superintendent of public schools in Dallas said Thursday the coronavirus pandemic could spike prep football this fall in Texas, where the sport reigns supreme on Friday nights.
Michael Hinojosa, who runs the Dallas Independent School District — with 23 high schools that field football squads — said he has serious reservations about putting student-athletes on the gridiron with cases of coronavirus on the rise in the Lone Star State. Asked point blank he thinks there will be a 2020 football season, Hinojosa told MSNBC:"I seriously doubt it."
“That’s a true contact sport, I don’t see how we can pull that off," Hinojosa continued."There’s been some discussion of moving it to the spring, but we’ll have to wait and see. I seriously doubt that we can pull that off.” A student athlete runs a drill during a strength and conditioning camp at Arlington Martin High School on June 18, 2020, in Arlington, Texas.Let our news meet your inbox. The news and stories that matters, delivered weekday mornings.
UIL already said that we’re playing football, piss off
It sounds like the Dallas Superintendent is taking the health and safety of the faculty and students seriously. 🙏🏻❤️
The United States is under international lockdown. No one wants Americans in their countries! The States lead the world by far with over 3.2 million COVID-19 cases and over 135,000 Covid deaths. That’s 1/4 of the total COVID 19 deaths in the world! Winning!! All on you, tRump!
GRAYTE, THAYNK’Z! 😷💪🏿😎👍
Ya think ?
Trump, Pence, DeVos: if you don’t think that Texas cancelling HS football is a major red flag in terms of the potential safety of this country going back to normal, I don’t know what is.
No school no money or funding !
2017USAJane Oh my. This is big, y’all.
He's a democrat burned puppet. Sremove these losers , recall election over get back to work and school. This intentional sabotage is unjustified .
Michael put lives ahead of profits. Don't sacrifice children for a dollar because of pressure from money changers and liars. Listen to the Doctors and Scientists and not the politicians. Protect America's Children, that is your job!
Democrats were all for reopening schools until Trump said schools should reopen.
Wow. I don't even live in Texas, but this is not reassuring! Texans love their HS Football!
Whoa... 😳😳😳
Wow, what will Texas do with all those $170 million high school stadium that the rich school districts built while the poor districts were buying used text books.
If schools and universities did reopen they’d all be shut right back down within a month...
Oh no! No high school football?!?! Who do we need to sacrifice so that we can have some high school football?
Nooooo !!! Safety first
Another attack on religion.
Pesky common sense, such a nuisance. Football is NOT a necessity, human lives ARE. And the fact that we need to point that out to so many in Texas is why you need to be treated like children.
School openings should only occur under the clear direction of CDC. Trump should have nothing to do with this. His ego/re-election is insignificant when compared to the lives/health of our children.
No high school football = Republicans lose Texas in November
Pretty much.
realDonaldTrump vp you are evil wanted to open school while you’ve left our country in ruins from COVID
No kidding
Can’t play football, but they’re going to make them go to school. That makes perfect sense. Why should we give a shit that we’re putting students and teachers in their entire extended families in danger? Right guys!?!? GUYS?!?!
No fall football.
CUT funding to the school district !!! Don't pay teacher's the same salary as usual since they only have to give lesson's ONCE Cut taxes ($$$)!
here comes the mask haters.. in 3...2.....1...
The gauntlet has been THROWN DOWN!
Football is the most important thing to Texas. And this is why we can't have nice things.
Kids are not at risk. Protect the older teachers. Kids who have old people at home dont go, but everyone else does. Problem solved
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