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Texas Education Code - EDUC § 38.173. Concussion Response Policy

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) A school district shall adopt and implement a policy regarding how to respond to a concussion believed to have been sustained by a student while on school property or participating in a school-sponsored or school-related activity on or off school property.

(b) The policy adopted under Subsection (a) must provide for:

(1) the immediate removal of a student from a school-sponsored or school-related activity if a school district employee or volunteer believes the student might have sustained a concussion;

(2) notice to the student's parent or guardian or another person with legal authority to make medical decisions for the student of the student's suspected concussion and removal under Subdivision (1);  and

(3) the student's return to a school-sponsored or school-related activity only after the requirements under Section 38.157(a) have been satisfied.

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