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Boston Globe sues Sharon schools for documents relating to football program after player's brain injury last fall
A spokesperson for the Sharon Public Schools said the district does not comment on pending litigation. A message to town officials seeking comment was not immediately returned.
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Stories by Globe reporter Bob Hohler found the injury suffered by 16-year-old Rohan Shukla, a Sharon High sophomore, during a Thanksgiving game last year perhaps
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Among the safety lapses revealed in Hohler's reporting was the fact that
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The school district released some documents in that request, including invoices that revealed it spent more than $10,000 on an external investigation, but it withheld the investigative report in its entirety, claiming it contains private medical and personal information exempt from disclosure under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).
The Globe is asking the court to order the school district to turn over 'any report based on a review of the football program' and cover the newspaper's attorney fees.
'Sharon's role in Rohan's tragedy has ramifications for schools across the Commonwealth and the country,' the Globe's attorneys argued in the complaint.
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