A school official can't credibly say they're holding the safety of students paramount, but then offer a tackle football program.  Completely inconsistent statement and action.  100% physical  injury rate in football.  CTE is just a grotesque magnification of  that rate and consequence of injury.

Also, drinking alcohol is a choice, doing drugs is a choice, fighting is a choice, cutting class is a choice, disrespecting teachers is a choice, stealing is a choice, vandalism is a choice, the way one dresses (if at all) is  a choice, having a firearm is a choice,  discharging a firearm is a choice, climbing on top of a building and standing at the edge of the roof is a choice.

All "choices" schools probably prohibit, many based on a desire to protect students from harming themselves by making the "choice" to engage in the activity, and others based on the desire to prevent students from making the "choice" of engaging in an activity that could pose harm to others.