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New bill would ban tackle football before eighth grade

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STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, OCT. 22, 2019.....A state lawmaker from Westport on Tuesday pitched his bill that would prohibit tackle football before eighth grade as a way to protect children from brain injuries, while opponents countered that it would infringe on parental decision-making."Increasingly, science is telling us that hits to the head are bad, and that the sooner they start, the younger you are when they start, they worse it is for you," Rep. Paul Schmid told the Public Health [...]

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