At the June 9th board meeting Jeff Schreiner presented a proposal for the the district to participate in the WI Sports Concussion Collaborative. This would provide access for MG students in contact sports to take baseline testing of cognitive function in the pre-season, the baseline tests could then be compared to tests taken after a suspected of diagnosed concussion. This protocol allows physicians to both better diagnose concussions and to manage the injury. An important aspect is that the testing can help determine when and if it is safe for the student to return to play.
I've been looking at the research which has revealed more reasons to be concerned about the potential for long-term injury or disability from concussions. This appears to be especially true for a second injury occurring before a full recovery is made from a previous concussion. This "Second Impact Syndrome" can even in rare circumstances be fatal.
Last year 14 MG student athletes had concusions - suprisingly most of them were among our girl soccer players. In light of recent reseach I think it's important we take advantage opportunities to better manage these injuries.
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About Me
- Peter Sobol
- My family moved to Monona in 2003 and have been happily ensconsed in the Frost Woods Neighborhood ever since. I have 2 kids who graduated from Mg. I have been serving on the school board since April of 2007. We moved back to the Midwest in 2002 after spending 10 years in California, where I was a Department Director for Maxtor, a Fortune 500 company. In truth we left California largely because of the school situation - chronically underfunded schools did not offer the kind of programs or opportunities we wanted for our children. We picked Monona because our thorough research showed that this was a place we would really like to educate our kids. Our experience has taught us to value the quality schools we have here in Monona, and the importance of careful stewardship to maintain community support for those schools.
4 comments:
is there really a $300,000 problem with overpayments to mis-classified teachers?
Why do you ask Peter-he will tell you nothing more than what you want to hear and do what he wants.
I cannot imagine why anybody wants to be on the school board these days. People are so freaking mean. We beat up on these people and then complain we don't like who is on the board. Hello! Does anyone see the connection?
Perhaps the WIAA require helmets for all soccer players? Thanks for the post,Peter.
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