The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District, beginning with the opening of the fall sports seasons and the opening of the 2020 school year, will follow protocols established in the Alaska School Activities Association “Return To Events” protocols, which were established on July 15, 2020 for all school activities, indoor and outdoor.
High School Sports: KCHS Football Jamboree
High school football will be the first to enact guidelines for outdoor participation for spectators with the Kenai Jamboree football scrimmage day set for Saturday, August 15th at Kenai Central High School.
The Jamboree will include only peninsula schools and is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. on Saturday on Ed Hollier Field at KCHS.
Under the current Intermediate (Yellow) Risk Level, KCHS will monitor spectators under the following guidelines.
*Spectators must wear cloth face coverings
*Spectators limited to what facility can handle with social distancing of at least 6 feet.
*To decrease the amount of yelling and cheering, host school approved artificial noisemakers may be used as long as they do not interfere with official whistles
*No concessions
*Facility should have signage of cleaning and COVID protocols and visual indicators (cones, tape, etc.).
*Hand sanitizer should be plentiful and available to all participants and spectators.
*Limit the number of people who occupy the restroom. Monitor so lines do not form without maintaining at least 6 feet from each other.
The success of the mitigation plans and protocols relies on the compliance of the public, school personnel, student athletes and everyone’s commitment to abiding by the rules that are instituted.
KPBSD fall protocols are broken down into Low Risk, Intermediate Risk and High Risk based on average daily cases over the current, past 14 days on the Kenai Peninsula. The numbers are separated by area with four, distinct geographic districts, including: South Peninsula, Central Peninsula, Eastern Peninsula and Individual Communities ( such as Hope, Seldovia, Cooper Landing, etc.).
Protocols for outdoor events vary from the protocols established for indoor events. with outdoor activities working under less stringent mandates.
ASAA Return To Play Protocols: Click Here!
ASAA statement on extracurricular activities…
ASAA believes and research supports (see attached) it is essential to the physical and mental well-being of students to return to physical activity and athletic competition. We recognize that all students may be unable to return to – and sustain – athletic activity at the same time across the state. There will likely be variations in what sports and activities are allowed to take place. ASAA endorses the idea of returning students to school-based athletics and activities in any and all situations where it can be done safely Points of Emphasis Expanding knowledge of COVID-19 transmission could result in significant changes to these
