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