State Meets Cancelled for 2020
NEWS RELEASE
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Contact Person: Mike Bisson, Assistant Executive Director
Release Date: November 9, 2020
Subject: Cross Country State Championship
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It is with regret that the Maine Principals’ Association announces the cancellation of the
2020 State Cross Country Championships. Please know that this was not a decision
that was taken lightly, but one that the leadership at the MPA felt necessary to take
based on a couple of major concerns.
1. The concern of bringing students together from all parts of Maine through
state-wide travel as we are experiencing a significant increase in the number of
Covid-19 cases in Maine.
2. The new mask mandate for student-athletes to wear masks throughout the
competition. Many cross country runners have not been acclimatized to wearing
the mask while competing in a high stakes race since the mandate took place
last Friday. This is a concern for the health and safety of the student-athletes.
We received a great deal of feedback from school administrators and coaches
regarding this meet and all concerns were heard. We also know that there will be a
great deal of disappointment from those scheduled to compete in this race.
The Maine Principals’ Association is a professional association representing Maine’s
K-12 principals, assistant principals, and career and technology center directors. The
Association dates to 1921 and focuses its work on promoting the principalship,
supporting principals as educational leaders, and promoting and administering
interscholastic activities in grades 9-12.