The Orange County Public Schools district announced Monday night that it will allow its high school fall sports teams to start preseason practice Monday and play season openers two weeks later, beginning Sept. 14.
The start of a football season delayed by the coronarivus pandemic will be either Thursday or Friday night, Sept. 17-18, for Metro Conference teams. School is in that Friday, but most OPCS squads will avoid Sept. 18 home games in observance of the Jewish Rosh Hashanah holiday, which begins at sunset.
The OCPS decision, made after weeks of consternation and conversation among school administrators, coaches and families, puts the district in line with the football season opening dates for Seminole and Volusia County public schools.