Video shows a Virginia high school student swinging her baton as another sprinter tries to pass, striking her head. Her father says the incident was accidental.

Virginia high school ... leg of the 4x200 relay at the Virginia High School League Championship on March 3 when another runner hit her with a baton, ... a student at I.C. Norcom High School, ...

Alaila Everett, a senior at I.C. Norcom High School in Portsmouth, Virginia, speaks with ABC News in an interview that aired March 11, 2025, on "Good Morning America." Via ABC.(NEW YORK) -- ...

Leslie Young, I.C. Norcom High School Athletic Director, apologized to the Tuckers on behalf of the Everetts, "Good Morning America" reported.

She can't even talk to her," he said. Alaila, a student at I.C. Norcom High School, said her school has been supportive throughout the ordeal.