A decision made by Wichita Public Schools Board of Education voted in favor of 6-1 to overturn their August 20 ruling to cancel fall sports. The original ruling was made due to USD 269 being in the "Orange" category of the chart system that the school district adopted. The chart said that if the district was in the orange, that all fall activities would cease.

The new ruling was assisted in part by the local backlash that the school district got from the original decision. #LetThemPlay was being shared on Twitter the day after the decision was made, urging to let the athletes of Wichita participate in their fall activities.

Programs will be able to resume as early as September 10, and schools will be allowed to participate in playoffs and state championships. The "alternative fall" season would not have allowed these schools to play in the postseason.