Ex High School Football Player Sues School District, Alleging Failure to Follow Concussion Protocol
A former high school football player in Washington has sued the Bellevue School District in that state, claiming that the coaching and medical staff at Bellevue High School prematurely cleared him after he suffered a concussion in football practice to return to play. This allegedly led to a second, more damaging concussion.
The plaintiff in the lawsuit, which was filed last month in Superior Court of Washington for King County, was Colter Linford.
Linford alleged that he suffered a