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11 <br /> 1 Superintendent Wirt said OCS presented a report to its board a couple of months ago, <br /> 2 which he can send to the BOCC. He said OCS reconditions its helmets annually and has a <br /> 3 partnership with UNC that has placed probes in several helmets to gather data. He said the <br /> 4 coaches also go through a certification process. He said football is important to the OCS <br /> 5 community, and the programs have served many young men over the years. He said he will <br /> 6 forward a comprehensive list of all safety precautions that OCS takes to the BOCC. <br /> 7 Will Atherton said OCS also partnered with UNC on how to identify concussions, as well <br /> 8 as alternate methods of assessment and recovery. <br /> 9 Superintendent Baldwin said CHCCS is participating in the same research studies, and <br /> 10 she said numbers are down in football, but not so in areas such as playgrounds, etc. She said <br /> 11 this is an overall safety conversation regarding head and neck injuries. She said there are other <br /> 12 sports that have similar injuries but without the same amount of safety equipment as football. <br /> 13 Commissioner Marcoplos asked if the number of concussions per CHCCS football <br /> 14 season could be identified. <br /> 15 Superintendent Baldwin said she can forward this information to the BOCC. <br /> 16 Superintendent Wirt said it will be in the report that he will forward. <br /> 17 Joal Broun said there is also similar research being done with UNC about soccer. <br /> 18 Amy Fowler said, as a pediatrician, she is seeing many more people seeking clearance, <br /> 19 and the responsibility being put on physicians to sign off, as opposed to the schools. She said <br /> 20 she is glad to hear that there are ongoing studies, and research is showing that concussions are <br /> 21 not solely to blame, but also repeated injuries. She said the long-term effects are undeniable. <br /> 22 Chair Samuels said CHCCS has data on statistics in the district, which can be <br /> 23 forwarded. <br /> 24 <br /> 25 The meeting adjourned at 10:00 p.m. <br /> 26 <br /> 27 Penny Rich, Chair <br /> 28 <br /> 29 <br /> 30 Donna Baker <br /> 31 Clerk to the Board <br />