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Milton Hershey School District cancels fall sports season

The news came out at a meeting of District 3 leaders on Monday morning, according to FOX43's Andrew Kalista. The school then sent out a statement.

HARRISBURG, Pa. — UPDATED: The Milton Hershey School District has cancelled its fall sports season, FOX43's Andrew Kalista is reporting.

The announcement came Monday morning at a meeting of PIAA District 3 officials.

Milton Hershey joins Reading as the only District 3 programs to forego the fall sports season so far.

A Spokesperson for Milton Hershey then contacted Lyndsay Barna and sent her a statement.

They also said their students have been back since August 2nd and 3rd and are current in quarantine for two weeks.

Earlier Monday, Central Dauphin announced it was suspending all sports activities for a week after "numerous" athletes tested positive for COVID-19, according to district superintendent Dr. Norm Miller.

Also on Monday, the Philadelphia Public League announced it was cancelling its fall sports season for all member schools, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Last Friday, the PIAA announced it is pushing back the start of official practices for the fall sports season to Sept. 4, in hopes of getting more information from Governor Tom Wolf and his administration, which announced it "strongly recommended" the suspension of all youth sports activities through the end of the year.

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