Rowan’s Law was named for Rowan Stringer, a high school rugby player from Ottawa, who died in the spring of 2013 from a condition known as second impact syndrome (swelling of the brain caused by a subsequent injury that occurred before a previous injury healed). Rowan is believed to have experienced three concussions over six days while playing rugby. She had a concussion but didn’t know her brain needed time to heal. Neither did her parents, teachers or coaches.
Rowan’s Law and Rowan’s Law Day were established to honour her memory and bring awareness to concussions and concussion safety.
Rowan’s Law & Wear Purple Day
St. Nicholas will be recognizing Rowan’s Law Day on Friday, October 2nd 2020. All students and staff are encouraged to wear purple that day, for example – a purple ribbon, purple shoe laces, purple socks, or a purple top. Students are also permitted to wear civvies or bottoms other than those recognized as part of the school dress code on this day i.e. jeans etc. There will be activities and lessons in the school that will foster students’ understanding of the impact of concussions and concussion safety.