Massachusetts

Massachusetts

•   School districts must provide students participating in extracurricular athletic activities with information related to head injuries, including the biology and short-term and long-term consequences of concussions.

•   Students and parents/guardians would be required to sign injury history forms prior to participating in extracurricular activities. 

•   If a student participating in an extracurricular athletic activity (practice or competition) becomes unconscious or suffers a concussion as diagnosed by a medical professional, the student may not return to play or participate in any extracurricular athletic activities until the student receives written authorization from a physician.

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