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Deshler freshman injured

A Tuscumbia father wants to know what happened to his 15-year-old son and said he’s quickly losing trust in his community’s school system and police department as he waits for answers.

Jason Borden said he’s heard conflicting reports about what led to his son August Borden’s brain injuries that required him to be air lifted from Deshler High School to UAB Hospital on Aug. 19.

The freshman football player was walking to football practice after school when he suffered major head trauma. Once at the hospital ICU, the teen was treated for a fractured skull, two broken orbital sockets and more.

‘My heart instantly drops’

Jason said he didn’t receive a call from the school or emergency responders when this happened; he just heard from August’s stepfa

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