Minnesota lawmakers are being asked to up the amount of insurance paid by the Minnesota State High School League to student-athletes paralyzed while competing.
Corey Glynn's son Ethan was paralyzed during a 9th grade Bloomington Jefferson football game in 2022. Corey talked to the WCCO Morning News with Vineeta Sawkar about it Wednesday morning and referenced Jack Jablonski, who became a quadriplegic in 2011 after being checked from behind during a high school hockey game in Minnesota.
"The $2 million policy, they call the lifetime policy," says Glynn. "In today's financial world, $2 million will not get you a lifetime of care. Jack is already in that situation and he's just barely over 10 years. So looking for an increase in that amount. We're pushing for $10 million."
The MSHSL has since increased catastrophic injury coverage to $3 million and will include coverage to ninth-grade teams. In 2022, the MSHSL offered zero coverage for ninth-grade teams and activities.
Minnesota state lawmakers are being asked to up the amount of insurance paid out by the Minnesota State High School League to student-athletes that suffer catastrophic injuries during competition.
"I think if the minute they put that jersey on, and they're on that field, they are representing that school," says Glynn. "The parents pay their fees all the way up from when they first start as little kids with assurances that they're protected."
The Senate bill proposes mandating the coverage be increased to $10 million.