TUSCUMBIA, Ala. ( WAFF ) - Tuscumbia City Schools Superintendent Russ Tate released a statement following the close of the criminal probe into the saga of August Borden, a Deshler High School freshman who was left with severe injuries following an on-campus incident that authorities deemed a “freak accident.”

Despite the Madison County District Attorney’s Office closing that criminal probe on Wednesday, the district’s internal investigation is ongoing.

“As explained during our September Board meeting, we are working with our recently hired outside legal counsel to complete an internal investigation into this matter,” Tate said. “With the law enforcement portion of this investigation completed, our attorney can continue with his investigation without risk of inadvertently interfering

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