NCAA: schools can't require athletes to sign COVID waivers

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From NCAA.com:

The NCAA has [irl=https://www.ncaa.com/news/ncaa/article/2020-08-21/division-i-work-toward-hosting-fall-championships-spring]voted to extend by a year the eligibility of all Div. I student-athletes[/url].

Also:

The board also adopted the Council-recommended protections for college athletes:

• Schools are prohibited from requiring student-athletes to waive legal rights regarding COVID-19 as a condition of athletics participation.
• Schools are prohibited from canceling or reducing athletics scholarships if a college athlete in any sport opts not to participate due to COVID-19.
• Student-athletes who do not enroll full time during the 2020 fall term have flexibility in the progress-toward-degree requirements that must be met for eligibility in future terms.
• The financial aid of fall sport senior student-athletes who take advantage of the additional year of eligibility and extended clock will not count against team limits in 2021-22.
• Schools are required to:
— Review current insurance coverage for all student-athletes who are competing this fall.
— Inform student-athletes about the risk classification of their sport as outlined in the Resocialization of Collegiate Sport document.
— Inform student-athletes how the mandates in the Resocialization of Collegiate Sport document are being met at their campus.

The protections are effective immediately.