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Autopsy: Severe brain trauma in ex-NFL player who shot 6
Read full article: Autopsy: Severe brain trauma in ex-NFL player who shot 6Authorities say an autopsy found unusually severe brain disease in the frontal lobe of the former NFL player accused of fatally shooting six people in Rock Hill, South Carolina before killing himself in April.
Report: Ex-NFL player's brain probed for trauma-related harm
Read full article: Report: Ex-NFL player's brain probed for trauma-related harmThe brain of the former NFL player who killed five people in South Carolina before fatally shooting himself will be tested for a degenerative disease that has affected a number of pro athletes.
Slain South Carolina doctor wrote of faith, life's fragility
Read full article: Slain South Carolina doctor wrote of faith, life's fragilityAuthorities are trying to figure out why former NFL player Phillip Adams shot and killed a prominent South Carolina doctor, three of his family members and a repairman before taking his own life.
Former NFL player Phillip Adams killed 5, then himself, sources say
Read full article: Former NFL player Phillip Adams killed 5, then himself, sources sayThe gunman who killed five people including a prominent doctor in South Carolina was former NFL player Phillip Adams, who killed himself early Thursday, according to a source who was briefed on the investigation.
Florida education commissioner says distance learning will continue into next year
Read full article: Florida education commissioner says distance learning will continue into next yearJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Florida students will be able to continue to learn remotely through the second half of the school year as the state grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic, Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran said Wednesday. The Florida Education Association teachers union sued the state in July after Corcoran ordered school districts to offer in-person instruction when the 2020-2021 school year began. Corcoran told the state education board Wednesday that he expects to release another order addressing the pandemic by the end of this month. The Florida Education Association is asking the full court to reconsider the ruling, even as schools across the state have resumed in-person instruction. “We have not yet made that determination,” said Jason Wheeler, Community Information Specialist for Flagler County Schools.
First Lady Casey DeSantis makes case for in-person learning
Read full article: First Lady Casey DeSantis makes case for in-person learningFlorida’s First Lady Casey DeSantis used this week’s Children and Youth Cabinet to lay out the case for a full return to classroom learning. DeSantis says the science supports the move to bring students back to school. “The CDC released data showing that children ages 19 and younger have a 99.997 percent survivability rate,” DeSantis said. When schools were closed in April, Florida’s Child Abuse Hotline saw a 38-percent decline in calls. “She took me home and met my mom and saw the situation," Adams said.