NASHVILLE, Tenn.--The Tennessee Economic Recovery Team, tasked with providing guidelines for the reopening of business sectors, has issued guidelines for reopening noncontact sports, summer camps, and higher education during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The new guidelines were issued on Thursday as part of the 'Tennessee Pledge,' a list of guidelines which Tennessee businesses are urged to implement but are not mandated.
Noncontact sports such as baseball, softball, volleyball, golf, running events, and equestrian events were allowed to resume last week under Governor Bill Lee's Executive Order 38. Today's guidelines expand guidance for overnight summer camps and higher education facilities.
Overnight camps and summer camps are expected to conduct pre-screening, limit the mixing of campers and staff, and modify sleeping arrangements.
For colleges and universities, the guidelines call for such actions like screening students each class period, encouraging distance learning, and having both students and employees wear masks.
Here is the guidance for noncontact sports, camps and higher education.