Assistant Superintendent Chris Williams said they held all PE classes and recess in doors. Williams called the purple alert an inconvenience for everyone especially high school sports. Athletes also must stay inside with bad air hanging over the valley. Williams said, "If you talk with a head coach two hour practice is very important especially when season starts next week. So, we try to figure out a way to still give them the opportunity to do walk through and practice but not be outside and exposed to the bad air."
/*Central Unified*/ is considering pushing back the school year to avoid heat waves and the pollution that comes with triple digit temperatures. Parents seem to agree keeping kids in doors is the best option. Brian Henry said, "The air is so unhealthy. With my son's bad asthma, we don't know what it does to their body."
Most sports practiced in doors on Friday, but coaches also have the option of practicing outside after 7 PM. That's when the air quality is expected to improve.
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