The pandemic was tough for high school athletes, especially the girls

.....Indeed, male and female athletes from six schools were contacted in reference to this story, and many confirmed that the girls were often pushed aside to make room for the male athletes when it came to using a school’s facilities during the pandemic, since numbers were minimized due to social distancing.

In past years, everyone said the girls were given as much access as the boys to their school’s respective training facilities.

“Everything had to be sanitized and we were only allowed around 15 guys this past spring to work out,” said one city football player. “It’s a shame that our girl athletes got screwed over.”.....

 

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Bethany`s Notes: Interesting article. How did your school do with gender equity with regards to facilities during COVID-19?