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Eighth-grader and father ask Sioux Falls School District to allow Guardian caps in football practices
Summary
At a Sioux Falls School District 49-5 board meeting, eighth-grader Grant Hone and his father, Dave Hone, asked the board to permit the use of Guardian caps in football practices, saying the caps reduce concussion risk and do not void helmet warranties; the district said it would follow up.
Grant Hone, an eighth-grader at Edison Middle School, and his father, Dave Hone, asked the Sioux Falls School District 49-5 school board on Aug. 26 to allow the use of Guardian caps during football practices to reduce head injuries.
The request focused on safety and a district prohibition that the Hones said rests on concerns about voiding helmet warranties. Grant told the board his parents purchased a Guardian cap and that coaches initially said it was allowed; later the athletic department told him Guardian caps would not be approved because they “may affect the warranty of the helmets.”
Grant spoke directly to the board: “All I’m asking is the ability to wear a guardian cap during practice so…
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