The Fishers High School football player testing COVID-19 positive is “doing fine with few, if any, symptoms.”  That is according to HSE Schools Superintendent Allen Bourff, during a podcast interview with me Friday Morning.  The Fishers High School Athletic Department acted quickly and “by the book,” per Dr. Bourff.

The student testing positive was isolated immediately and the other players practicing and meeting with that student have been given instructions by the Fishers Health Department on their need for isolation and/or testing.  Some individuals on the football coaching staff are also receiving guidance from the Fishers Health Department.

“This was a trial run for us,” Dr. Bourff said.  He expects positive cases will crop up as school gets underway in August.  The school corporation is planning a table-top exercise soon with Fishers city officials on handling positive tests.

Fishers football practice is expected to start again next week, without the players told to isolate.

Dr. Bourff talked about a number of subjects in this podcast, including graduation, plans for reopening school buildings next month and plans for handling inclusion and race relations in the individual school buildings.

Listen to the podcast below.