Last month, a cheerleader was told by her school that, because of her preexisting heart condition which requires her to wear a heart pacemaker, she could only sit on the sidelines instead of jumping around with the rest of the ladies. The cheerleader was, obviously, distraught and aired her grievances via the mass media. Well, friends, fret for her no longer - she can cheer once again.

Jamie Burns, who landed a scholarship at Southern Methodist University for her cheerleading prowess, is expected to immediately stop the kind-of-hilarious method of only clapping to the beat on the sidelines, trying as hard as she can to be enthused about the team, and return to the somersaulting daredevilry that makes it the most dangerous sport in the world for women.

And while it’s the fair call, is it really the wisest move?

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