On Monday, a Hazard football player tested positive for COVID-19 and the school announced that workouts would continue despite the positive test.
Today, WYMT is reporting that several other athletes have also tested positive.
As a result, all workouts have been suspended for at least two weeks.
Here is an excerpt from WYMT:
”We’ve contacted every kid that plays sports. We’re real out front on everything. I mean there’s nothing to hide. If you test positive, you test positive. It’s not a crime you just need to make sure you get well before you come back,” said Hazard High School Principal Happy Mobelini.
The result of closing down practices is a blow to kids who were just getting back to some sort of a normal life.
”We hated it for the kids because they were so excited about all of our sports getting to start back. People have to realize these kids have been off for three months with absolutely nothing to do,” said Mobelini.
