IHSA Moves to Dismiss Class Action Lawsuit Brought By Former High School Football Players

The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) has responded to a class action lawsuit, brought against it by former student athletes who suffered concussions during their playing days, with a motion to dismiss.   The lawsuit was originally filed in November and subsequently amended this spring, with the addition of a new plaintiff, Alex Pierscionek. A 2014 graduate of South Elgin High School, Pierscionek claimed that after suffering a concussion in practice in 2012 he began a long spiral down