SERIES 5000: STUDENTS, CURRICULUM, AND ACADEMIC MATTERS
5700 Student Health and Safety
5712 Concussion Awareness
Each coach, employee, volunteer, and other adult who works with student athletes in an athletic activity sponsored or operated by the District must complete the concussion awareness training program required by the Michigan Public Health Code at least once every 3 years.
Before allowing a student athlete to participate in any athletic activity, the District will annually:
A. provide the MHSAA- or state-approved educational materials on concussion awareness to each student athlete and to the student athlete’s parent/guardian; and
B. obtain a statement signed by each student athlete and respective parent/guardian acknowledging receipt of the MHSAA- or state-approved concussion awareness educational materials. The District will maintain this signed statement for 5 years or until the student is 18, whichever is longer.
A student athlete must be removed from any practice or game when the student athlete is reasonably suspected of sustaining a concussion during a practice or game. The student athlete will not be permitted to participate in any school athletic activities involving physical exertion, including practices or games, until the student has:
A. been evaluated by a licensed physician, physician’s assistant, or nurse practitioner;
B. received written and signed clearance to resume participation in athletic activities from a licensed physician, physician’s assistant, or nurse practitioner; and
C. submitted to the school the written and signed clearance to resume participation in athletic activities, accompanied by written permission from the student’s parent/guardian to resume participation.
District officials are not required to verify the qualifications of the physician, physician’s assistant, or nurse practitioner who provides the clearance.
A student who has sustained a concussion may need accommodations, supports, and monitoring until the student is fully recovered. Nothing in this Policy automatically entitles a student who has sustained a concussion to an individualized plan under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act or the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Staff should refer a student who has sustained a concussion for evaluation if they suspect the student may have a disability, consistent with Policies 5601 and 5603.
Legal authority: MCL 333.9155, 333.9156
Date adopted: 08/09/2021
Date revised:
