ATLANTA — The attorneys for a former high school football player who suffered a traumatic brain injury say the school that recruited him failed to provide him with the proper care when he got hurt during a game.
Channel 2’s Michael Seiden reported the lawsuit was first filed in 2022, but it remains tied up in litigation.
The allegations are against Pace Academy. In the lawsuit, lawyers for Jordan Sloan claim that the school did not have an ambulance on site. They also accuse the team physician and trainers of failing to provide the proper care during the life-threatening situation.
Considered a rising star on the gridiron, Sloan, who had dreams of earning a Division I scholarship to the University of Miami, was recruited to play football at Pace Academy.
In September 2020 during a homecoming game, Jordan took a big hit that left him with a traumatic brain injury.
“He doesn’t swallow. He can’t swallow, so we have to give him food and water through a feeding tube,” said Jasmine Jamieson, his mother.
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Jordan is unable to talk, and he can’t get out of bed without the help of his mother. His mother has also become his full-time caretaker.
She starts each day by getting him dressed and brushing his teeth.
“I made a promise to him very early on, within the first month, that I would do whatever I needed to make sure he got his life back,” Jamieson said.
But life hasn’t gotten any easier. In 2022, Jordan and his family filed a lawsuit against Pace Academy, accusing the private school of committing medical malpractice.
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“This was a complete safety failure on the part of Pace Academy,” said Lindsey Macon, one of the attorneys representing Jordan in his civil lawsuit. ”Nobody took charge.
“And what Pace (Academy) has shown for half a decade now is an unwillingness to accept responsibility,” added Attorney Drew Findling, who is also working on the case.
“They didn’t recruit him because they were hoping one day he would be a neurosurgeon,” Findling said." They didn’t recruit him because one day they hoped that he would be designing the best bridges and buildings in the world. They recruited him to entertain their fan base. But when he didn’t serve that purpose anymore, then it’s tied up in litigation."
Attorneys for Sloan told Channel 2 Action News that they conducted their own investigation and discovered that there was not an ambulance at the game. They also alleged that it took at least 45 minutes before paramedics arrived and began giving him oxygen.
“The biggest issue here is that Jordan wasn’t getting oxygen to his brain,” Macon told Channel 2 Action News. “There wasn’t the equipment there to do it. It wasn’t clear who was supposed to be providing that care. And because of it, it wasn’t given.”
Jordan’s legal team said it is calling on Pace to take responsibility for its actions.“Stop hiding behind your lawyers and step up and acknowledge the fact that this young man and his family will suffer long after most of us are going to be gone, added Findling. “Give him and his family some semblance of decency and a respectable life.”
A spokesperson for Pace sent Channel 2 Action News the following statement:
“We are deeply saddened by the tragic injury suffered by our alumnus, Jordan Sloan. He and his family are known to and loved by our school community, and since Jordan’s injury, the Pace Academy community has partnered with Jordan’s family to support his recovery. We continue to pray for a full recovery. Due to ongoing legal proceedings, we are unable to comment further at this time.”
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