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Jersey Shore High School Coach 'Shamed' Overweight Football Player: Report Jersey Shore High School Coach 'Shamed' Overweight Football Player: Report
Jersey Shore High School Coach 'Shamed' Overweight Football Player: Report A lawsuit has been filed against a Jersey Shore school district where a high school football coach allegedly "fat-shamed" a player, NJ Advance Media reported. The Lacey Township High School student reportedly was clinically obese and suffered from anxiety but endured regular harassment from the assistant coach, the outlet said, quoting the suit. “Look at how fat you got,” the coach allegedly told the student at the start of a 2021 practice. “Look at you. Lose weight.”  His mother reportedly approached another team coach and other school officials about the shaming but it failed to cea…

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