JJIF Training, Information and Restrictions on Participation

Policy: JJIF  

TRAINING, INFORMATION AND RESTRICTIONS ON PARTICIPATION  

FOR STUDENT ATHLETE CONCUSSIONS  

Because a concussion is a type of traumatic brain injury, it should always be treated carefully and  seriously. Young athletes are particularly vulnerable to the effects of a concussion, which has the  potential to result in short or long-term changes in brain function or, in some cases, death. Any time the  signs or symptoms of a concussion are observed by or reported to school personnel, precautions should  immediately be taken. The school district has developed protocols for the training of coaches and  athletic trainers to facilitate the recognition of symptoms of concussions and to address restrictions  concerning participation in school athletic events after suffering a concussion or head injury. The district  has also developed protocols which require providing information to students and parents on head  injuries and concussions and related restrictions on participation in athletic activities. The school  administration and Activities Director shall take the appropriate steps to ensure that the district’s  coaches, athletic trainers, volunteers and other individuals responsible for coaching, providing athletic  training, or advising school athletic teams, comply with the district’s protocols as set forth in Regulation  JJIF-R(1).  

Adopted: September 15, 2011