Max and Jenna's Laws outline specific responsibilities for school administrators. Below you can find out more about your responsibilities and how to fulfill them.
Under Max’s Law you must:
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Develop a list of coaches.
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Identify resources the district will use to provide training for all athletic coaches.
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Develop training timelines for coaches of all athletic teams.
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Ensure coaches receive training every 12 months.
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Develop a tracking system to document that all coaches meet the training requirements.
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Ensure that no coach allows a member of a school athletic team to participate in any athletic event or training on the same calendar day the team member exhibits signs, symptoms, or behaviors consistent with a concussion following an observed or suspected blow to the head or body or has been diagnosed with a concussion.
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Ensure that no coach allows a student (after being removed from play) to return to an athletic event or training sooner than the day after the student experienced a blow to the head or body AND the student no longer exhibits signs, symptoms, or behaviors consistent with a concussion AND the student receives a medical release from a healthcare professional.
Additional Practices
In addition to the legal requirements above, current best practice recommendations include developing a school-wide concussion management plan to ensure that concussed students receive appropriate academic accommodations as they recover from their injuries.
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