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School nurses urge clearer concussion protocols, offer to handle baseline testing but warn against taking on trainer duties
Summary
Allegheny‑Clarion Valley school nurse Tracy Bailey told the board the district lacks consistent coach certifications, an AC Valley head‑injury form and an athletic trainer; nurses proposed administering baseline impact testing and managing paperwork but said licensed clinicians must supervise post‑injury re‑testing and return‑to‑play decisions.
Tracy Bailey, the district school nurse, told the Allegheny‑Clarion Valley School Board that nurses and the new health technician have found gaps in the district’s athletic health paperwork and certification compliance and are wary of taking on the responsibilities of athletic trainers. "We don't feel comfortable doing athletic training responsibilities such as grappling with sports injuries, taping, turning [students] into the 5‑stage return‑to‑play protocol," Bailey said.
Bailey said coaches’ required annual concussion and cardiac‑awareness certifications are not uniformly documented in the PIAA system and that the district could not locate an AC Valley head‑injury care form. She highlighted several policy items from a packet given to the board, noting that PIAA and state Department of…
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