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LANSING — Sports and other fall extra-curricular activities at Lansing School District have been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Interim Superintendent Sam Sinicropi announced Thursday that all fall sports and any other extracurricular activities offered by the school district will be canceled until further notice while the coronavirus spreads. 

“I know how disappointing the cancellation of sports and extra-curricular activities may be for students, coaches and parents, but the school district must make decisions moving forward that make safety our top priority,” Sinicropi said, reading from a statement. “Unlike college and professional sports where decisions are driven by money, our decisions about sports and extracurricular activities must be made with safety as our defining factor. We initially were optimistic and had a timetable and protocols ready for the safe return to school including sports and extracurricular activities, but at this moment we made the tough decision to cancel until further notice to be safe.”

Sinicropi said he’s been in contact with other local schools about this decision and the Michigan High School Athletic Association will be notified Friday. 

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