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Advanced Athletic Placement Program (APP) Return to Play Protocol (RTP, post-concussion) Dominic Murray Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prevention Act

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To be completed within 30 days prior to the start of season.

Advanced Athletic Placement Program (APP)

For students in 7th and 8th grade that would like to participate in a JV or Varsity sport, the Advanced Athletic Placement Program (APP), formerly called Selective Classification, will take effect September 2015. Please contact our Athletic Director, Chanceton Puinno at (716) 778-6553 for more information.

Return to Play Protocol (RTP)

 

Dominic Murray Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prevention Act est. 6/2022

This Act was written to ensure that schools, students, and parents are provided with critical, lifesaving information on sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) signs and symptoms, and risks to ensure students at risk are evaluated prior to participation in athletics, and that SCA is immediately recognized and treated to prevent death. This Act is effective as of July 1, 2022.

The Act requires:

  • The Commissioner of Health to develop information, in conjunction with the Commissioner of Education, relating to pupils exhibiting signs or symptoms of pending or increased risk of sudden cardiac arrest;
  • Directs the Commissioner of Education to post the information on the Department’s website;
  • All schools must include such information in any permission form, consent form, or similar document that may be required for a student’s participation in interscholastic athletics or reference how to obtain such information from the Department and Department of Health’s websites, or on the school’s website if one exists;
  • The Commissioner of Education to promulgate regulations requiring that any student displaying signs or symptoms of pending or increased risk of sudden cardiac arrest shall be immediately removed from athletic activities, and shall not resume athletic activity until he or she has been evaluated by and received written and signed authorization from a licensed physician, and retain the authorization on file in the student’s permanent health record. 

If you have any other questions, please call your child's Nurse's Office.