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Pitt County Schools Concludes Investigation into Rose Football Players Death

Pitt County Schools Concludes Investigation into Rose F ... (Added: October 22, 2008)

It's been more than a month, since the tragic death of J.H.Rose running back, Jaquan Waller. Today, Pitt County School officials say they have finished their investigation into his death. (more)

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Pitt County Schools Concludes Investigation into Rose Football Players Death

It's been more than a month, since the tragic death of J.H.Rose running back, Jaquan Waller. Today, Pitt County School officials say they have finished their investigation into his death.

By Andrew Doud
Published: October 22, 2008

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It's been more than a month, since the tragic death of J.H.Rose running back, Jaquan Waller. Today, Pitt County School officials say they have finished their investigation into his death.

Medical examiners determined the exact cause of death to be what they call second impact syndrome; when an athlete suffers two concussions within a short amount of time.

Superintendent Dr. Beverley Reep said, "We should have required a physicians release before we allowed him to play. I don't know whether that could have made the difference."

As the Rampants finish out the their football season with their own tributes to their fallen teammate, Pitt County Schools says they are trying to make sure this doesn't happen again by better educating themselves.

Reep said, "We have talked to the national and state representatives of the Licensed Athletic Trainers Association, [had a] conference and discussion with in our community, our High School Athletic Association as well as dialogue with the Sports Medicine Department at ECU."

Football season is more than half over but before it ends, Pitt County is making some changes.

From now on any student in Pitt County Schools that shows one or more signs or symptoms from a Center for Disease Control check list will not be permitted to practice or play in a game until they are cleared by a physician.

Pitt County has first responders but is looking into how they can bring more certified trainers to their schools by exploring how other counties make it work.

“The district that I am most curious about, that I don't have a detailed answer to is Wake,” said Reep.

Of the 19 schools in Wake County, 18 of them have certified athletic trainers.

Another option that could be in place next year is having members of ECU’s Athletic Training Program participates to some degree with county schools.

You may also remember that Pitt County Schools refereed to people who worked with athletic teams as “Injury Management Specialist.”

They say they are no longer designating a special name to them specific to the county and going with the state lingo of first responder.