A legal battle is shaping up between the father of a cheerleader, who suffered multiple concussions, and the cheerleader’s coach.
Plaintiff Kyle Hickey filed the claim in Montour County (Pennsylvania) Court on June 21 and alleged the following:
Daughter Ryleigh suffered three brain injuries on Sept. 10 and 11 of 2014;
Defendant and Coach Jennifer Enterline had not undergone training in the proper management of concussion, despite the school district’s requests for her to do so;
Ryleigh exhibited signs and symptoms of suffering a brain injury, yet each time Enterline returned the cheerleader to the floor to practice stunts;
The coach failed to notify Ryleigh’s parents of her head injury and failed to have her assessed by a trainer or other medical personnel; and
Ryleigh suffered serious and permanent injuries, including traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic headaches, multiple concussions, tremors, difficulty in learning and anxiety disorder.
Plaintiff’s attorney Jeffrey Fritz of Philadelphia amended the complaint on July 26, adding allegations of “reckless and callous disregard to the plaintiff’s 14th Amendment due process rights to life, liberty and bodily integrity.”
This led the defendant’s lawyer, Charles Haddick Jr. of Camp Hill, to ask the court to remove the litigation to federal court, since the plaintiff claimed that the defendant violated his daughter’s constitutional rights.
