LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - As many high school sport activities begin, student athletes are still dealing with high heat before the seasonal weather change.

Football practices began this week in Mid-Michigan when Lansing was experiencing high temperatures in the lower 90s. While hot, many schools have protocols in place to protect their athletes from extreme heat.

The Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) created a heat policy in 2013 that schools follow to manage heat and humidity during sporting events.

“Heat illness is one of those injuries that we can prevent 100 percent,” said Geoff Kimmerly with the MHSAA. “We just need to take precautions and we know what the precautions are that we need to take.”

Kimmerly said the policy dictates which activities need to be adjusted

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