File: EBA

SKI CLUB HELMET USE POLICY

The Agawam Public Schools District believes that to ensure a higher level of safety for students who participate in school-sponsored ski clubs, students in grade levels 5 – 12 shall be required to wear ski helmets while attending all ski club events.

Because studies have shown that ski helmet use is effective in reducing the severity of head injuries resulting from skiing accidents, ski helmet use is a logical way to protect everyone who participates in the sport of skiing. Adherence to this policy will be monitored by ski club advisors.

REF.: National School Boards Association, NEPN Code: EBB

Agawam Public Schools 2003

(Amended 8/26/03)

Approved by Agawam School Committee on August 26, 2003, by a vote of 6 – 0 – 1 absent.