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NY lawmakers push new student concussion rules

By musiclover - Tue Jun 07, 3:18 pm

New York legislative leaders are pushing new protections for student athletes who get concussions, immediately benching those who may have a mild traumatic brain injury and keeping them sidelined from sports or gym classes until they’re symptom-free for at least 24 hours and get written authorization from a doctor.

Sen. Kemp Hannon, a Long Island Republican who chairs the Senate Health Committee, said the number of children hurt annually is alarming, though statistics are not now available.

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