WICHITA, Kan. - There will be no sports in Wichita USD 259 this fall. The reopening plan approved Thursday night by the Wichita Public Schools Board of Education includes a remote start for middle-and-high-school students for the first nine weeks. During this time, the plan includes no school activities. This means fall sports seasons are canceled.
The Wichita Public Schools Board of Education voted 5-2 to place the district in the “orange”-level gating criteria, as outlined by the Kansas Department of Education, to start the school year.
All fall activities, including high school football, are canceled.
The Wichita City League announced on Tuesday that its schools’ sports programs would only compete against other City League teams this fall. It canceled two regular-season football games for all nine schools, but with the board's decision Thursday, the other six were canceled, as well.
The league’s two private schools that aren’t part of USD 259, Bishop Carroll and Kapaun Mt. Carmel, could decide to move on without the rest of the league.