If a high school player suffers a head-to head-collision with another player and asks his coach to take him out of the game, can the coach legally put him back in the game?
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If a high school player suffers a head-to head-collision with another player and asks his coach to take him out of the game, can the coach legally put him back in the game?
Can the player be put back into the game without first having been checked out?
Asked on December 27, 2015 under Personal Injury, Michigan
Answers:
S.L,. Member, California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
The school district would be liable for the negligence of its coach (employee) which occurred during the course and scope of employment for not having the student receive medical attention for the head injury.
Negligence is the failure to exercise due care (that degree of care that a reasonable school district / coach would have exercised under the same or similar circumstances to prevent foreseeable harm).
With all the recent publicity about concussions in the NFL, a school district would be negligent for allowing a high school kid to continue playing football after a possible concussion without medical intervention especially after the kid asks the coach to take him out of the game.
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