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Adams County school board has concerns for safety of cheer squads – The People’s Defender

The door is open to discussion between cheerleader advisors and the Adams County/Ohio Valley School Board concerning mounts and other stunts performed by cheerleaders at games and in competition. The discussion dominated the board’s meeting …
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Pediatricians offer cheerleading safety guidelines – Monroe News Star

A cheerleader from Nampa High School is thrown into the air as the cheer squad practices their stunts before a game in Nampa, Idaho. In a new policy statement released online Oct. 22 in the journal Pediatrics, the American Academy of Pediatrics says …
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Docs: Safety rules should be applied to cheerleading – Evansville Courier & Press

ASSOCIATED PRESS A cheerleader from Nampa High School is thrown into the air as the cheer squad practices their stunts before a game in Nampa, Idaho. In a new policy statement released online Monday in the journal Pediatrics, the American Academy …
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Cheerleading needs sports safety rules, docs say – Marietta Times

While there are still traditional cheerleading squads that support schools’ athletic teams, some schools and private clubs have separate cheerleading teams that compete against other teams. Kali Wald of Elburn, Ill., suffered a serious concussion last year …
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