Former cheerleader sues UC Berkeley, alleging her coaches repeatedly ignored her concussion symptoms and 'bullied' her into performing stunts—causing her to suffer potentially permanent brain damage.
A former cheerleader at the University of California, Berkeley, has filed a lawsuit alleging her coaches repeatedly ignored her concussion symptoms and"bullied" her into performing stunts, causing her to suffer potentially permanent brain damage.
Although UC Berkeley spokesperson Dan Mogulof said he couldn't comment on the allegations due to privacy rights, he told ABC News that the university's athletics department follows a"comprehensive policy on concussion management." Martin said she relayed the doctor's instructions to the head coach the following day. But the coach allegedly instructed Martin to still attend practices and to partake in an upcoming football game.
Martin said she was in"immediate distress," crying and hyperventilating, yet she said the head coach initially instructed her just to sit out the first quarter of the game. About 10 minutes later, the coach allegedly told Martin to walk alone to the university's health services center -- over a mile away -- even though she was"in pain, emotionally distraught and physically exhausted.
On Feb. 2, 2018, the university's concussion specialist cleared Martin to return to all cheerleading activities, even though she was not yet symptom-free, according to the complaint. The next day, Martin was hit in the head again while warming up with her team at a basketball game. She cheered at one more game before being"overcome by her concussion symptoms," then resigned from the cheer and stunt teams on Feb. 19, according to the complaint.
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