An online petition to remove Deshler High School football coach Patrick Malone is nearing 1,500 signatures.

The petition was started by social media influencer Terrance Wren, who also organized a protest and community march on October 31 over the perceived injustice and lack of transparency surrounding an incident involving 15-year-old August Borden, who, while walking to football practice on August 19, sustained severe injuries and had to be airlifted to a Birmingham hospital after being resuscitated.

"On a fateful day under the supervision of Coach Patrick Malone, a tragedy unfolded that has forever impacted the lives of not only our beloved August Borden but also the community of Tuscumbia, Alabama," the petition , which had 1,422 signatures on Thursday afternoon, stated. "August,

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