Lapse In Safety Prior to High School Player's Heat Death

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The Hillsborough County (Fla.) School District has admitted that safety protocols were not followed leading up to the death of incoming Middleton High School freshman football player Hezekiah B. Walters, who died during conditioning drills in June. 

Walters, 14, had not submitted paperwork that would have documented that he had watched a required video on heat-related safety. His athletic physical form was also missing.

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