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Board approves first reading of updated concussion regulation JJIFR1 to use new Sway testing tool
Summary
The board approved the first reading of regulation JJIFR1, updating the district concussion protocol to adopt Sway (newer concussion assessment) in place of prior software, clarifying return‑to‑play steps and reaffirming that parents cannot override the protocol; the change is regulation‑level and will be finalized after the second reading.
The Unit County School District No. 1 Board of Trustees approved the first reading of regulation JJIFR1 to update the district’s concussion protocol and to adopt Sway (a mobile concussion assessment tool) in place of the prior test. District staff and the athletic trainer said the new test gives more flexibility and is recommended for district use.
Administrators emphasized that the regulation requires students who are in a concussion protocol to complete the district’s return‑to‑play steps; parents cannot override the protocol. The draft retains medical‑supervisor discretion where a licensed medical professional clears a student, but the district’s staged return process must be followed before resuming sports. The regulation also updates platform references (replacing the prior test version with Sway) and clarifies notification practices and documentation forms for medical clearance.
The board voted to approve the regulation on first reading (motion by Jenny; second by Caleb). Staff said the regulation does not change the substantive concussion standard but modernizes testing tools and clarifies that the district will not permit parental waiver of the protocol when staff or medical evidence indicates a concussion.
The regulation will return for a second reading; staff said athletic trainer Jackie and district medical staff reviewed and recommended the changes.
