LAUSD halts sports competitions for week beginning Jan. 10 amid COVID-19 case surge

LAUSD halts sports competitions amid COVID-19 surge

The Los Angeles Unified School District has postponed all sports competitions due to a surge of COVID-19 cases in the area.

LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Unified School District announced all athletic competitions for the week have been postponed due to the current surge of COVID-19 cases.

Student-athletes, drill and band members will be able to practice outside, and will be required to wear masks.

The district is set to resume classes for the spring semester after the holiday break on Tuesday. All students, teachers, and faculty members must provide a negative COVID-19 test before returning to campus. In addition, weekly testing will continue for all students and employees throughout the month of January.

Get your top stories delivered daily! Sign up for FOX 11’s Fast 5 newsletter. And, get breaking news alerts in the FOX 11 News app. Download for iOS or Android.

"As we are actively monitoring cases due to the Omicron variant and upgrading health and safety protocols to be in compliance with Los Angeles County Department Public Health," LAUSD said in a statement Sunday night. "We will reevaluate our data and determine next steps before the end of the week. Our goal is to resume athletic competitions as soon as possible. If you any questions, please outreach to your school's athletic department."

City News Service contributed to this report.

Tune in to FOX 11 Los Angeles for the latest Southern California news.

LAUSD COVID-19 and Schools