High School Sports Feature: Swine Flu

Typically we focus on High School Sports in the state of Washington but today I decided to make an exception. With the swine flu sweeping across the United States many schools in Texas and Alabama have decided to postpone all athletic events until further notice.

In Texas alone over 53,000 kids are out of school because of the virus and many schools have been closed completely to be sanitized. There are 16 confirmed cases of swine flu so far in Texas and the states Governor, Rick Perry announced a disaster declaration for the entire state.

The sports most affected are baseball, softball and track. The Texas Regional Track Championships have also been affected. They were to begin on Friday. Many athletic events in Texas have been postponed until at least May 11th. Also, in Huntsville, AL sports activities have also been postponed, school officials are hoping to resume activities by next Tuesday after a few likely cases of swine flu were discovered.

Since the swine flu is easily transmitted through contact and appears to most dangerously harm young healthy adults, many schools have decided to take the cautious approach and not take any unnecessary risks that could promote the spread of this virus.