UIL mandates "heat stress" monitor
By Clayton Kelley
Beginning this school year, the University Interscholastic League has put into effect that a “heat stress” monitor must be used for any outdoor athletic or marching band activities.
The UIL refers to this requirement as a “Heat Stress & Athletic Participation Required Plan.” As part of the plan, schools must use a Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) monitor to assess environmental heat conditions…