                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

SCHOOL DIVISION POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ON CONCUSSIONS IN STUDENTS (§
22.1-271.6)

The Board of Education shall amend its guidelines for school division policies
and procedures on concussions in student-athletes to include a &#8220;Return to
Learn Protocol&#8221; with the following requirements:

1. School personnel shall be alert to cognitive and academic issues that may be
experienced by a student who has suffered a concussion or other head injury,
including (i) difficulty with concentration, organization, and long-term and
short-term memory; (ii) sensitivity to bright lights and sounds; and (iii)
short-term problems with speech and language, reasoning, planning, and problem
solving; and

2. School personnel shall accommodate the gradual return to full participation
in academic activities of a student who has suffered a concussion or other head
injury as appropriate, based on the recommendation of the student&#8217;s
licensed health care provider as to the appropriate amount of time that such
student needs to be away from the classroom.

HISTORY: 2014, c. 349; 2016, c. 151.