Parents, coaches urged to watch students for heat illnessSchool nurses and athletic trainers say sweating, nausea, confusion and changes in speech or behavior can signal that a student is becoming dangerously overheated. B2School heat (PHOTO: 41NBC/Bre'Anna Sheffield)GRAY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Jones County school officials are reminding coaches, parents and students to watch for signs of heat-related illness as fall sports, marching band and cheerleading practices begin. “So, with heat exhaustion you’re going to see stuff like dizziness, confusion, cramps, dehydration, dry mouth, excessive thirst, that type of stuff,” Branigan said. All of those things going together to give us a much more accurate number for how high is the heat load today.” Tyler Clifford, an athletic trainer at Jones County High School, says staying hydrated is key.