05-12-2020, 08:24 PM
(05-12-2020, 08:03 PM)BmorePat87 Wrote: Rand Paul, who hasn't had board certification since 2005, claimed that where he lives it's not bad. Except his county has had more cases per capita than 75% of New England counties.
With regards to his comments, I would give superintendents far more credit than dismissing them as people who expel kids for finger guns, but yea he's wrong. While I would trust a good superintendent with a history of working in education to make the right decision, the decision needs to come from the governor and state superintendent working together. I do not want local board of eds, where some real dummies can get elected to them, helping to make those decisions.
In Georgia, every school gets to come up with their own concussion return to play policy. The lack of uniformity is shocking and really isn't in the best interest of the student. As a provider, I don't know what their school policy is. They usually don't know, either. I don't have the time research every school district's policy. Plus, some schools require clearance from a neurologist or sports medicine specialist. So the parent may have just paid for a doctor's visit, but they came to the wrong doctor which always pisses them off.
Viruses don't recognize the borders of school districts so there shouldn't be thousands of different policies when there is a clear need for uniform recommendations that can be implemented at the appropriate level. But, Rand Paul has never been one for common sense.