re: #331 Smith25’s Liberal Thighs

is asinine, asiten, asieleven, asitwelve

Well played!

I agree, it’s absolutely nuts that parents can overturn a doctor’s ruling on concussions. With what we know about CTE and how researchers are seeing evidence of it starting at the HS level, any protection at this level is critical. Letting a parent override a doctor is unconscionable and threatens the kid’s life.

I get that a parent wants to see their kid play, especially if it’s the only way to get out of a crappy life situation and the kid’s really good at football, but you can’t and shouldn’t treat their brain so cavalierly.