Making high school athletes wear ankle monitors for COVID is another overreaction

By Zachary Faria

Published August 30, 2021 6:33pm ET

Making high school athletes wear ankle monitors for COVID is another overreaction — Stockton running back T.J. Knutson (34) runs for a touchdown during the third quarter of the IHSA Class 1A high school championship football game against Maroa-Forsyth, Friday, Nov. 23, 2012, at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Ill. Maroa-Forsyth won 48-24. (AP Photo/Bradley Leeb) | BRADLEY LEEB

As the latest COVID-19 surge has continued, so has the surge in overreactions to the coronavirus. Balancing risk with other factors is apparently still not tolerated, at least when it comes to children.

The latest example of this is Eatonville High School in Washington state. Until recently suspending the practice, the school was using wrist or ankle monitors during practices for contact tracing for students playing football, volleyball, soccer, basketball, and wrestling.