CONCUSSIONS AND HEAD INJURIES

CONCUSSIONS AND HEAD INJURIES

ag2431C Adopted August 24, 2017

2431C - CONCUSSIONS AND HEAD INJURIES

The Athletic Director shall require, on an annual basis, that each coach and coaching volunteer receives and affirms receipt of a copy of the Ohio Department of Health's concussion information sheet. On an annual basis, physical education teachers shall review the Ohio Department of Health's concussion information sheet.

The Athletic Director shall require that each student athlete submits Form 2431 F1 and Form 2431 F2 signed by the student and his/her parent or guardian, or by a person having care or charge of the student, affirming that each has received the Ohio Department of Health's concussion and head injury information sheet. The forms shall be signed and submitted on an annual basis. No student may practice or compete in interscholastic athletics until Form 2431 F1 and Form 2431 F2 are received by the Athletic Director.

Any student practicing for or competing in an intramural or interscholastic event who exhibits signs, symptoms, or behaviors consistent with having sustained a concussion or head injury shall be removed from the practice or competition by the student's coach (and/or the referee serving during the practice or competition). Physical Education teachers shall remove from P.E. class participation any student who exhibits signs, symptoms, or behaviors consistent with having sustained a concussion or head injury. The Athletic Director, Principal, P.E. teacher, and/or coach shall notify parents or guardians about the possible concussion or head injury.

Any student who has been removed from P.E. class, practice, or competition by a P.E. teacher, coach, or referee because s/he has exhibited signs, symptoms, or behaviors consistent with having sustained a concussion or head injury shall not be permitted to return to any P.E. class, practice, or competition for which the P.E. teacher, coach, or referee is responsible on the same day as the removal and not until both of the following occur:

  1. The student's condition is assessed by a physician or other health care provider authorized by the Board, in accordance with requirements set forth in R.C. 3313.539(E)(2), to assess such a student.
  2. The student receives written clearance that it is safe to return to the P.E. class, or athletic practice or competition, from a physician or other health care provider authorized by the Board, in accordance with requirements set forth in R.C. 3313.539(E)(2), to grant a such a clearance.

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