Appeals Court Sides With School District in Concussion Case Involving Cheerleader

An Illinois state appeals court has affirmed a lower court and held that a school district was entitled to summary judgment in a case in which a cheerleader sued the school district for negligence in connection with injuries she suffered in a practice. In so ruling, it agreed that the cheerleader did not present “any evidence that the school district acted willfully and wantonly under 745 ILCS 10/1-210 (2002) as it took safety precautions,” as well as the fact that “the mats were sufficien