INJURY WARNING

It is the intent of the Ephrata School District to provide any student participant with good instruction, safe equipment and safe transportation; but we cannot eliminate all risks involved in activity participation. ACCIDENTAL INJURY, COMPLETELY UNRELATED TO ANY PREVENTABLE CAUSE, IS ALWAYS POSSIBLE.

This warning form is designed to provide the Ephrata School District with a degree of protection. It is not designed to deny the rights of an injured patient. EPHRATA SCHOOL DISTRICT PROVIDES CATASTROPHIC MEDICAL INSURANCE COVERAGE TO PARTICIPATING STUDENTS. Participation in WIAA sponsored interscholastic activities are all voluntary and extracurricular. As a condition to participate in these activities, athletes and their parents / guardians must understand THE RISKS involved in these kinds of activities.

WARNING

Participating in any activity may involve injury of some type to either the athlete or to a fellow student participant. Such injury can include direct physical and possible crippling injury to one’s body and the possibility of emotional injury experienced as a result of witnessing or actually inflicting injury to another. The severity of such injury can range from minor to catastrophic injury such as complete paralysis or even one’s future ability to earn a living, to engage in other business, social and recreational activities and generally to enjoy life.

Activity injuries can result from the incorrect or correct performance of playing techniques used in tryouts, practices, warm-ups, games, drills, exercises and other, similar undertakings. Injury can also result from failure to follow game, training, safety or other rules. Injury can result from the use of transportation provided or arranged by the school district to and from interscholastic play.

Therefore, the purpose of this WARNING is to aid you in making an informed decision as to whether your child should participate in these activities. In addition, its purpose is to make you aware that as a student participant, or as a parent / guardian of a student participant, it is your responsibility to learn about and / or inquire of coaches, physicians, advisors or other knowledgeable persons, any concerns that you might have at any time regarding the participant’s safety.