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Return-to-learn after concussion: the school conversation to have.

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A child aged about 12 sitting at a school desk looking fatigued mid-lesson, head resting on one hand, classroom lighting muted to suggest concussion recovery.

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Your kid took a head knock at training on Tuesday. The doctor confirmed concussion on Wednesday. By Thursday morning you are standing at the kitchen door watching them shoulder a school bag and wondering whether to say anything to the school at all.

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