Governor sets guidelines for watching sports

December 23, 2020

Gov. Bill Lee has issued Executive Order No. 70, effective immediately and remaining in effect through Jan. 19, 2021.

Large-scale attendance by spectators and students must be curtailed. Doing so means that bands, pep bands, cheerleaders, and dance teams may not attend athletic contests while these restrictions remain in place. In accordance with the new order, the only attendees permitted at practices or games, in addition to the student-athletes on the team, are:

• Players’ parents or guardians and immediate household members;

• First-responders;

• Coaching and team personnel;

•School, game, and facility administrators;

• Athletics officials; and

•Media and athletic scouting personnel attending the event in their professional capacities.