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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why is Churchill making a child with a concussion take a test? There's ton of medical research that shows how a concussion impacts a child's cognitive ability.  Shouldn't the school allow a child take an incomplete and make up the assessment when she has recovered?[/quote]

[b]They shouldn't even be in school with a concussion. [/b] I volunteer as a softball rec coach and I had to take an extensive course on how to identify concussions and what the process is to return to school and then eventually play. It's weeks and weeks and weeks.  No screens, no reading, no tests... brain needs to heal.[/quote]

Umm, no.  Let’s stop blaming the victim, shall we? Your training is out of date.  Staying home is the now out of date recommendation for concussion treatment.  The best, most current data and treatment recommendation is to keep up with normal activities as long as that doesn't produce symptoms, then backing off if symptoms appear.  So, a student should be in school. If a headache or other symptoms appear, they should be offered a flash pass to the Nurse to rest until they feel well enough to return. If post-concussive symptoms mean student is still struggling cognitively with memory and processing speed, then they should be excused from all non-essential school work and tests and quizzes either delayed or given with accommodations.

A student who complains about a concussion shouldn’t be kissed on the head, they should be excused from the test until an appropriate plan is sorted out.

This is the appropriate practice, whether or not there is a formal 504 plan (to which a concussed student would certainly be entitled), as MCPS also has an obligation to accomodate under the ADA.

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MCPS doesn’t understand concussed teachers either. They have to stay out until 100%. No accommodations for a reduced work schedule (teach 3 classes and then a sub for 2) or even adjusted lighting [/quote]

Umm.  Please find a lawyer.  Most unions provide one free of charge as part of the union's contract.  An employer's failure to make reasonable accommodations is actionable under the ADA.[/quote]

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