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I filed a FOIA with the Arkansas Department of Health requesting documents related to the Governor's advisory group re: high school sports and COVID-19. I received some preliminary responses to my request just now and I want to share them. I'll add docs as I analyze. #ARnews
First, I received some of the email exchanges and completely striking is that the Governor knows that the Physicians Pandemic Group is against sports in the fall. Like, why is that not the end of the examination? We go to lawyers for legal, and doctors for health. See below email
Here are the proposed amended rules. And let me add, just by reading what I have read so far, it definitely appears that the AAA is in the driver's seat and any physicians are only there to add credibility to this fiasco.
http://www.seddiqlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/FootballRules.pdf
http://www.seddiqlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/FootballRules.pdf
How the heck are they going to do mouthpieces, masks, and helmets in Arkansas heat? They are going to get kids killed and grannys killed when they go back home. Why put physicians on a working group if you already know they aren't ok with it? That is the question.
This email is to Jennifer Dillaha, the state epidemiologist, and Joel Tumlison, a physician specialist at the dept of health.
“He has openly acknowledged that the PPG (pandemic physician group) is not in favor of going forward with school sports.”
“He has openly acknowledged that the PPG (pandemic physician group) is not in favor of going forward with school sports.”
They have also included their plan on what to allow at sporting events. CRAZY. Professional sports are not allowing fans in the stadium but....they are going to allow it for hs sports? 
. Here is the plan. It was released today to the schools. http://www.seddiqlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/SeatingSetup.pdf
. Here is the plan. It was released today to the schools. http://www.seddiqlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/SeatingSetup.pdf
