Cheerleading ruled contact sport

In a court ruling being watched closely by the cheerleading world, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that high school cheerleading is a contact sport and because of that, its participants cannot be sued for accidentally causing injuries.

The ruling came in a case where a former high-school cheerleader was trying to sue a teammate who failed to stop her fall while she was practicing a stunt. The court also ruled that the injured cheerleader cannot sue her school district.

The decision is reportedly the first of its kind in the nation. What does it mean for cheerleaders? They could be forced to take out insurance policies, if the ruling stands.

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