Apparent punch at girls basketball game propels lawmaker into action
Tuesday, February 21, 2017
An apparent sucker punch thrown by a Van Buren, Missouri, girls basketball player during a game has gained the attention of a local lawmaker who says legislation is needed to make state athletic officials report the scope of such incidents to the joint committee on education.
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