(Griswold, Iowa) – Members of the Griswold School Board, Monday evening, approved the purchase of an app for all students, athlete and non-athlete alike, that will help determine their cognitive ability, following a concussion. The idea came from Griswold Athletic Director Cole Cooper, who conducted a lot of research on ways to better serve the District’s kids.

(That’s Griswold Superintendent Dave Henrichs) Henrichs says Cooper found a program called SWAY that is available to students and parents on a phone app.

The Griswold School Board liked the idea so much, Henrichs said they will ask all students in seventh-through 12th grade to download the app, whether they are an athlete or not.

The app will cost the District roughly $700 plus four-dollars for every student over the 150 student athletes that wishes to use it.