[teejers1]

I'm wondering why it isn't public information, frankly.

Because, frankly, a student's private health information is none of the public's business.

BC

Saying "the following players are out on Saturday due to Covid protocols . . . " is not revealing anything about their private health information, other than they were exposed to someone testing positive for Covid.  BFD.

Plus, it provides insight into whether an absence may be expected to be for multiple weeks or now.

Plus, the pro teams do this all the time and no one is worse off for it.  Are they?

And winflop, why is it "touchy."

Uh oh. I agree with Teejers on something having to do with Stanford football. :-0  The End Times are clearly upon us!

If the comment had been that any speculation on any reason relating to health or injury should have a sock put on it, I would agree 100%. But there is no rational basis for excluding only COVID -based speculation.

Don't worry.  This doesn't really have to do with Stanford football.
It has to do with protecting the student-athlete from . . . um . . . you know . . . Internet talk, speculation, etc.  You know, really dangerous stuff.

[teejers1]

I'm wondering why it isn't public information, frankly.

Because, frankly, a student's private health information is none of the public's business.

BC

Saying "the following players are out on Saturday due to Covid protocols . . . " is not revealing anything about their private health information, other than they were exposed to someone testing positive for Covid.  BFD.

Plus, it provides insight into whether an absence may be expected to be for multiple weeks or now.

Plus, the pro teams do this all the time and no one is worse off for it.  Are they?

And winflop, why is it "touchy."

Uh oh. I agree with Teejers on something having to do with Stanford football. :-0  The End Times are clearly upon us!

If the comment had been that any speculation on any reason relating to health or injury should have a sock put on it, I would agree 100%. But there is no rational basis for excluding only COVID -based speculation.

Don't worry.  This doesn't really have to do with Stanford football.
It has to do with protecting the student-athlete from . . . um . . . you know . . . Internet talk, speculation, etc.  You know, really dangerous stuff.