(WEEK) -- The Illinois High School Association Board of Directors says they are inviting members of Gov. JB Pritzker's office to its Nov. 19 meeting.
The board made the decision to invite the representatives at a special meeting Thursday afternoon.
Also invited to the meeting are members of the Illinois Department of Public Health, Illinois Principals Association, the Assocaition of School Administrators, the Illinois State Board of Education and a coalition of nearly 200 superintendents who have contacted the governor about school sports for 2020-2021.
“The Board hopes to create a dialogue and build a more collaborative relationship with all the entities involved with developing sports policy in our state as everyone tries to navigate the myriad issues caused by the pandemic,” said IHSA Executive Director Craig Anderson. “The Board’s decision to move forward with the IHSA basketball season was not meant to be adversarial. It was rooted in a desire to receive more direct communication and data from our state partners. They hope all the groups will see the mutual benefit of increased discourse and be represented at the meeting on November 19.”
The Board also announced that schools who plan to begin basketball practice on November 16 should adhere to the Level 1 mitigations from the IDPH All Sports Policy until at least November 19. The Board cited rising COVID-19 cases in the state and a recent membership survey for this recommendation. The Board plans to provide more direction on basketball practice and games following the meeting on November 19.
The Board revealed that among the 546 schools who responded to the survey (IHSA has 813 member schools), nearly 300 IHSA schools do not plan to start basketball on November 16, and another 212 schools remain unsure of their status.
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