Concussion Management & Resources
The Board recognizes the importance of the health, safety and overall well-being of its students and that the safety of students as essential preconditions for effective learning and, as such, is committed to providing assiduous attention to the health and safety of its students and taking steps to reduce the risk of injury.
It is very important to student’s long-term health and academic success that individuals in schools have information on appropriate strategies to minimize the risk of concussion, steps to follow if they suspect that a student may have a concussion and effective management procedures to guide students’ return to learning and physical activity after a diagnosed Concussion.
The Board recognizes that children and adolescents are among those at greatest risk for concussions and that while there is potential for a concussion any time there is body trauma, the risk is greatest during activities where collisions can occur, such as during school-based physical activity programs (curricular, extracurricular, intramural, interschool), playground time or field trips.