Connecticut Lawsuit Alleges a Failure to Follow Concussion Protocol

The mother of a high school cheerleader in Connecticut has sued a school district after a coach allegedly failed to follow concussion protocol, when the cheerleader suffered a head injury and was re-inserted in practice and game that night, compounding the head injury.   The injury occurred on Nov. 14, 2014 during a practice of the Glastonbury High School cheerleading team. Nyree O'Reilly, the mother of the cheerleader, alleged that the squad, under the supervision of assistant cheerleading