Concussion Management Plan Responsibilities - School Principal/Designate

Once the parent/guardian has informed the school principal/designate of the results of the Medical Assessment, the school principal/designate must:

For associated general procedures for when the student is at home, consult the Sample Home Concussion Management Form (Return to School Plan).

When the Student Returns to School

A School Concussion Management Form (Return to School Plan) is provided for school administrators and school collaborative teams to use in the management of a student’s return to school and return to physical activity following a diagnosed concussion. It does not replace medical advice. While the RTL and RTPA stages are inter-related they are not interdependent. A student’s progress through the stages of RTL is independent from their progression through the RTPA stages. Different students will progress at different rates.

A student who has no symptoms when they return to school, must progress through all the RTL and RTPA stages with each stage a minimum of 24 hours.

During all stages of RTL and during Stages 1-4 of RTPA:

  • if symptoms re-appear, or new symptoms appear the student returns to previous stage for a minimum of 24 hours and only participates in activities that can be tolerated.
  • if symptoms worsen over time, student must return to medical doctor or nurse practitioner.

During Stages 5-6 of RTPA, if symptoms re-appear or new symptoms appear, the student must return to medical doctor or nurse practitioner to have the Medical Clearance reassessed.

For associated General Procedures consult the Sample School Concussion Management Form (Return to School Plan).