After holding out hope of possibly resuming activities later this spring, UIL officials Friday officially ran out the clock on the 2019-20 season.
In an effort to promote the health and safety of students, staff and parents, the University Interscholastic League (UIL), which oversees high school athletic, academic and music competition in Texas, canceled all of its spring activities for the remainder of the school year, according to a press release. The announcement came several hours after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced all public and private schools will remain shuttered for the rest of the school year.
Charles Breithaupt, UIL executive director, said in a statement that interscholastic activity “cannot continue” without school being in session. The UIL had been working on possibly resuming activities this spring, Breithaupt said.
