Coronavirus: Middletown schools suspend all extra curricular activities

MIDDLETOWN — Middletown City Schools announced it has suspended all fall extra curricular activities and campus activities, such as athletics and band, until further notice.

“Middletown Schools is in regular communication with the City of Middletown Health Commissioner as well as the Butler County Health Commissioner and the City of Hamilton Health Commissioner. All three health departments are communicating the rising positive cases and community spread are cause for serious concern,” the district said in a statement.

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The district said not taking action now could jeopardize the chances of return to school in the fall. It’s the first local district to take this type of action.

“While the fall extracurricular suspension will disappoint many people, MCSD knows it is the right decision to flatten the curve and keep the district on track to bring students back to the classroom,” the district said.

The district’s superintendent urged parents to get serious about mitigating the community spread of the virus by social distancing and wearing masks.

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