Gov. Mike DeWine expected to make announcement on fall sports

Gov.

Mike DeWine is expected to make an announcement on Tuesday regarding fall sports.

HAPPENING TODAY...OHIO'SGOVERNOR IS EXPECTED TO GIVEUPDATED GUIDANCE ON HIGHSCHOOL FALL SPORTS INVOLVINGCONTACT...LIKE FOOTBALL.ITCOMES AS PARENTS AND STUDENTSRALLY AT CINCINNATI PUBLICSCHOOLS TO SEND THE GOVERNOR AMESSAGE: WE WANT TOPLAYWCPO 9 NEWS REPORTERJASMINE MINOR IS LIVE WITHMORE ON THAT MESSAGE.JULIE, FALL SPORTS FORCINCINNATI PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARECURRENTLY ON HOLD BY THEDISTRICT.BUT OHIO'S LIEUTENANTGOVERNOR JON HUSTED HAS BEENVERY VOCAL IN ADVOCATING THATFALL SPORTS HAPPEN IN THESTATE...TWEETING LAST WEEKTHAT GOOD RESULTS CAN'T BEEXPECTED WHEN SPORTS ARE TAKENAWAY FROM YOUNG PEOPLE.TWEETING LAST WEEK THAT GOODRESULTS CAN'T BE EXPECTED WHENSPORTS ARE TAKEN AWAY FROMYOUNG PEOPLE.CINCINNATI PUBLICSCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT LAURAMITCHELL MENTIONED DURINGMONDAY'S BOARD MEETING..

THEDISTRICT HAS HAD 9 CONFIRMEDCASES OF STUDENTS WHO HAVECOVID..

AND WERE PRACTICINGSPORTS..

THEY'VE SINCE BEENQUARANTINED.WALNUT HILLS HIGHSCHOOL SENIOR ISAIAH JACKSONIS ONE OF THOSE HOPING FOR AFALL SOCCER SEASON.HE SAYSIT'S IMPORTANT TO HISFUTURE....AND TO HIS FAMILY.01:10, "I have two othersiblings.

So paying forcollege is going to be astruggle and especially forme, my parents have beenworking the past threesummers."01:44, "For some ofthese players, especiallyfootball.

I know they'reriding on this.

They may nothave the best grades.

They maynot be the best students.

Theyneed these seasons to have afuture, to potentially getinto college, and succeed inlife."MIDDLETOWN HIGH SCHOOL ISANOTHER WAITING ON THEGOVERNOR'S DECISION TODAY.ITINITIALLY POSTPONED FALLSPORTS...BUT NOW IT'S ALLOWINGTEAMS TO MEET IN GATHERINGS OF10 OR FEWER...SO IT'S UNCLEARIF MIDDLETOWN WILL COMPLETELYREVERSE COURSE IF THE GOVERNORALLOWS IJASMINE MINOR WCPO 9NEWS.