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Boy, 12, hospitalized after Parker Junior High attack

A 12-year-old Parker Junior High School student is hospitalized following an attack on school grounds following Wednesday’s dismissal, according to a Flossmoor police report.

The youth was walking past the row of parked buses at about 2:40 p.m. when he was jumped from behind by another student, the report states. The assailant grabbed the boy, picked him up and slammed him to the ground, police said. The boy struck his head on the ground during…

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