Covid

[thumpferee]

Does your State require full vaccination in order for you to qualify to officiate post season play?

[BryanV21]

Haven't heard about that here in Ohio.

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[SNIPERBBB]

Not in ohio but theres people in the ohaaa admin that would require it in a heartbeat if we didnt have an official shortage.

[BillyMac]

Connecticut interscholastic athletic officials must sign sworn affidavits (honor system, nobody's checking vaccination cards) that they are fully vaccinated, or complete the necessary paperwork with the Connecticut state association (CIAC) that they have a medical contraindication or firmly held religious or spiritual belief. Unvaccinated officials must undergo weekly COVID testing.

Officials, players, coaches, and fans will all wear masks at all times, however, enforcement for players will not be the responsibility of the officials this year, but the responsibility of game management. Masks will be required, regardless of vaccination status.

Unlimited numbers of masked fans will be allowed. Locker room availability for officials to change and shower will be decided by individual school systems, so we’ve been instructed to show up in uniform.

Full regular basketball season, out of state trips are allowed, and a state tournament is planned.

Protocols above will be evaluated on December 23, 2021, and there may be changes (vaccination status, masks, etc.) if appropriate or necessary.

Originally Posted by SNIPERBBB

... an official shortage.

At this time, of our 270 local members, 55 have chosen not to officiate due to COVID.

[SNIPERBBB]

I wouldn't work under those conditions either

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by SNIPERBBB

I wouldn't work under those conditions either

Too strict, or not strict enough?

Some are floating the idea that after December 23, 2021, only unvaccinated players (and officials) will have to wear masks.

I'm all for masks, but due to privacy concerns, I'm for everybody continuing to wear masks. Private businesses are free to do whatever they want to do in terms of "mask discrimination", but schools are government controlled public places, no need to put a "label" on a minor that says "not vaccinated".

Adolescents have enough to deal with, even without COVID, no need for unneeded additional stress.

Now the leper on whom the sore is, his clothes shall be torn and his head bare; and he shall cover his mustache, and cry, ‘Unclean! Unclean!’ He shall be unclean. All the days he has the sore he shall be unclean. He is unclean, and he shall dwell alone; his dwelling shall be outside the camp. (Leviticus 13:45-46)

[Raymond]

This discussion is going down the rabbit hole.

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[Raymond]

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[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Raymond

There are plenty of social media rabbit holes for those discussions.

The National Institute of Health is not a social media rabbit hole.

I agree with Raymond on one point. If the National Institute of Health can't change one's opinion of masks, then BillyMac posting on the Basketball Forum certainly can't change anyone's opinion of masks. I've got six years of undergraduate and graduate education in science, but it's mostly in geology (Sheldon Cooper's least favorite science). And while I never played a medical doctor on television, I do have an obstetrics and gynecology MD (and Master of International Public Health) daughter; and a COVID (testing and vaccination site supervisor for past twenty months) nurse (RN, BS, MS) daughter; who I get my expert medical advice from, expert advice that I'm willing to share. Nevertheless, BillyMac posting on the Basketball Forum certainly can't change anyone's opinion of masks.