COVID-19: Update on Athletics and Rentals (3/11/2020)

Dear Rivers Community,
 
Given the ever-changing landscape of the advance of the COVID-19 virus in our local area, we have decided to cancel all activities scheduled for The Rivers School campus from March 12 through March 22, 2020. This means that all pre-season practices scheduled for the week of March 16 are canceled, as are all Rivers School Conservatory (RSC) music programs and lessons. In addition, all outside rentals of our facilities will be canceled from March 12 through April 1.
 
We take this step not in reaction to any change in the status of the campus currently, as we are now on break, but to help in slowing the spread of the virus by maintaining as much separation as possible for our community in the weeks ahead. In doing so, we are following recommendations by the governor and the health authorities, who have asked that large gatherings be avoided as much as possible.
 
The ISL Heads of School and Athletic Directors are in communication about spring sports and will be keeping an eye on the start of the season and how to provide the best experience for the athletes while still maintaining appropriate protocols for community health. That conversation, like so much of what we’re working through in this situation, is ongoing and fluid, and we will be updating as we go.
 
We ask that no captains’ practices be held as substitutes for the pre-season cancellations, and that students do not come to campus to use the athletic facilities until further notice. From March 12 to 22, we will effectively be shutting down the campus and its facilities for student use, and we encourage our student-athletes to refrain from large gatherings in the spirit of contributing to slowing the spread of COVID-19 in the larger community.
 
Thank you for your consideration in adhering to these guidelines over the next 10 days.
 
We will continue to update the community as the situation evolves.
 
Sincerely,
 
Ned Parsons
Head of School
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