The University of Rhode Island voted Friday to revoke honorary degrees previously awarded to retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn and former New York City mayor Rudolph Giuliani. trib.al/dT7pQiN
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- Student-athletes at North Kingstown High School say body fat tests conducted by longtime basketball coach Aaron Thomas were an uncomfortable open secret going back more than 20 years. Even now, they remember his question: “Are you shy, or not shy?” bit.ly/3E9tIdX
- Replying to @Globe_RIOne of the former student-athletes who reported Thomas to North Kingstown police in 2018 told the Globe he was motivated after hearing about Larry Nassar, a former team doctor for USA Gymnastics, who molested hundreds of girls and women over decades. bit.ly/3pdnnrE
- Replying to @Globe_RIThomas, 54, wanted teenage boys to go to a small janitor’s office or the little AV room attached to his office. There, alone, they would remove their clothes and underwear so Thomas could do a “body fat test,” using skinfold calipers. bit.ly/3E9tIdX
- Replying to @Globe_RIThomas resigned from North Kingstown High in June, and started working as a social studies teacher at Monsignor Clarke School in South Kingstown in the fall. In late Oct., Monsignor Clarke placed him on paid administrative leave. bit.ly/3ljXuW0
- Replying to @Globe_RINK School officials met behind closed doors, with protestors gathered outside, to discuss “investigative proceedings” and “potential litigation.” They acknowledged they told Thomas to stop conducting “body fat tests” on students alone in 2018.
- Replying to @Globe_RIA School Committee member who said she voted to fire the veteran basketball coach and teacher for conducting “body fat tests” on naked athletes told the Globe that her oldest son had been subjected to Thomas’ tests. bit.ly/3FSGBJM
- Replying to @Globe_RIOn Nov. 5, parents received an email from Monsignor Clarke’s principal saying that NKHS withheld negative information about Thomas. The Catholic school fired the former basketball coach. bit.ly/3ll2M3e
- Replying to @Globe_RIThe lawyer for Thomas told the Globe that he has “300 signed consent forms spanning 10+ years” from teen male athletes and their parents allowing Thomas to perform body fat. tests. But the forms do not disclose students would be asked to be fully nude. bit.ly/3I7EILi
- From @LaurenDaley1: Ahead of @RandyRainbow's @ProvPacRI Show Friday, the satirist talks about the man behind the glasses. trib.al/LMUqpmF
- .@SethMagaziner on Tuesday scored a convincing win in the Democratic primary for the 2nd Congressional District seat Democratic US Representative @JimLangevin is vacating after 22 years in office.
- Replying to @Globe_RIProvidence lawyer Timothy Conlon released redacted emails from former student-athletes’ fat-test data, and a statement. He pointed out former students reported incidents to North Kingstown officials in 2018.
- Book review: “In Don Winslow's novel "City on Fire," he tells a story of Rhode Island organized crime, where rival Italian and Irish crime families wrestle for control of the trucks and docks that keep things moving in the state.
- Replying to @Globe_RIWhile most residents have offered support for the young men who’ve come forward, a few have questioned why the former student-athletes had gone along with the fat tests. bit.ly/3pdnnrE
