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Community Considers Ban On High School Football

Updated: Monday, November 5 2012, 05:28 AM CST
Several people in one part of the country are contemplating high school without a football program.  A New Hampshire community is shocked and upset that a Dover school board member is proposing to give the ax to their football programs.

Paul Butler, a retired surgeon and former high school and college football player, says the contact sport is dangerous. He says research shows that concussions on developing brains could lead to lasting brain damage, depression and dementia.

Some criticize  a town-wide ban on Football might be in the interest of student health, but could strip the teens of their college scholarship eligibility.

Butler hopes the community and other board members will be swayed by research to cut the programs.

California is also recognizing the dangers. Last week it became the first state to require financial protections for students who lose athletic scholarships due to injury.

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