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Florida enacts heat stroke protections for student athletes

by Associated Press
| June 24, 2020 9:03 AM

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A grieving mother's plea to Florida lawmakers was fulfilled when Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a measure requiring schools to do more to protect student athletes from heat strokes, including having water-filled tubs at games and practices to rapidly cool the body.

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