Former Oregon Athlete Requests the ‘Max’ After Suffering a Concussion During a High School Football Game

By Robert J. Romano, Senior Writer It is settled law that within interscholastic athletics, high schools, together with the coaches they employ, have little to no legal responsible for ensuring the health and safety of the student-athletes that play under them. This is because courts have held that, in most cases, high school athletes assume the inherent risks involved within a sport. Therefore, because of the voluntary nature of athletic participation, schools and coaches can avoid liability