DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – A jury has awarded a former Bedford High School football player almost $1 million in a case involving the school’s response to head injuries.

The Des Moines Register reports 18-year-old Kacey Strough had a pre-existing medical condition known as a “cavernous malformation,” or abnormally formed blood vessels, in his brain.

Strough’s attorney argued the vessels bled after he suffered a head injury, but he was allowed to continue practicing and playing.

Jurors Monday found the school district and a school nurse were negligent for not notifying coaches of Strough’s potential concussion or brain injury, as well as failing to follow up with Strough’s grandmother to ensure he was treated.

Strough had a blood clot removed near his brainstem in November 2012. He has permanent injuries and uses a wheelchair.