KILGORE, Texas (KETK) – In late August, an eighth-grade student at Kilgore Middle School in East Texas suffered a severe head injury after being body-slammed in the school cafeteria, causing controversy between community members and the district.

From the severe head injury and recovery, to the district's review of safety measures and family members speaking out, Nexstar's KETK News has created a timeline of the incident that has caused parents to demand answers.

The incident: Aug. 21

During the afternoon of Aug. 21, Lukas Hardeman was talking with friends at the lunch table when another student picked him up and slammed him headfirst into a steel chair.

Hardeman was rushed to a local emergency room, then transferred to a Dallas hospital, where he spent five days in the ICU. The surgeo

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