HARRISBURG PATRIOT-NEWS EDITORIAL: High school football is underway in Central Pennsylvania, and for the second season, teams will play under a strict state law to protect student athletes who suffer a concussion.
Pennsylvania was the 35th state to pass such a law, which ends the “tough it out and go back in the game” culture that endangers players who have suffered a head injury.
Under the law, parents must sign a concussion-awareness form before their child can play a sport. A student-athlete showing signs of a concussion must be removed from play immediately and cannot play again until receiving written clearance from a medical professional. Coaches who don’t comply face escalating sanctions, with third-time offenders banned for life from coaching… (more)
