The Naperville Unit 203 Board of Education on Aug. 4 approved the creation of a concussion oversight team and heard that administration will share information about safe gun storage following a new Illinois law.
Administration described concussion training for health staff and athletic trainers: health‑services staff receive annual training delivered by the district discipline/health supervisor, who in turn helps building health office staff implement consistent concussion screening and reporting; high‑school athletic trainers receive training through the IHSA. Board members asked whether concussion education is provided to students so they can recognize concussive symptoms and advocate for peers; administrators said they would follow up with details.
Superintendent Bridges also told the board that Public Act 104‑0031, a safe gun storage law signed July 28, 2025 and effective Jan. 1, 2026, prompted plans to share a regional letter and a safe‑storage fact sheet from the DuPage County Regional Office of Education and public safety partners. The district will post the information on the district safety and security web page and include it in district messaging.
Action: The motion to approve the concussion oversight team (Item 6.03) passed by roll call. The district will also distribute the safe‑storage information via Talk203 and the safety web page.
Why it matters: Concussion protocols affect student health and return‑to‑play decisions; safe‑storage messaging is intended to reduce unintentional firearm injuries by encouraging secure storage at home.
Next steps: Administration will report back with details on student education about concussion symptoms and confirm the timing of the safe‑storage communication.