School administrators call for return of sports

Call it their moral obligation to take action for students

The Journal | Last updated Dec 16, 2020 4:0pm0

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Broncos work out at a summer football camp last July on the Lind Ritzville athletic fields.

RITZVILLE - School administrators and leaders across the region sent a letter to Governor Jay Inslee, the Department of Health and Washington State Legislators Dec. 10, calling for an immediate return of sports and extracurricular activities to area school districts.

The letter was initiated by Reardan Superintendent Eric Sobotta and Davenport Superintendent Jim Kowalbowski, and signed by 71 school administrators and athletic directors.

"We have a moral obligation to take action for our students," the letter states in the opening paragraph, pointing out data shows statewide and regionally that...