Former High School Football Player Sues School District, Others Over Alleged Failure to Follow Concussion Protocol

A former Pennsylvania high school football player has filed a lawsuit against the West Mifflin Area School District and governing bodies of high school athletics in the state, claiming the defendants did not have the proper concussion protocols in place, and failed to adequately treat the plaintiff after he suffered a concussion in a 2009 practice.   Plaintiff Shane Skillpa, a 2012 graduate of West Mifflin, filed his suit in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court. In addition to the school dis