North Kingstown Schools Agree To Turn Over Naked Fat Test Records

NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI — The North Kingstown School Department agreed to turn over records, videos, computer files and documents related to former basketball coach Aaron Thomas to a lawyer representing three former student-athletes.

The former students accused Thomas of forcing them to strip naked behind closed doors for so-called "fat tests." According to WPRI 12, which first reported this story, Superintendent Phil Auger kept Thomas on as a coach for more than two years after some students came forward. This has led many outraged parents to call for Auger's resignation.

Auger denied he knew the extent of the allegations in 2018, saying he did not know students were told to strip naked. Attorney Timothy Conlon, who is representing the former students who came forward, refuted Auger's claim that he didn't know about the allegations.

Superior Court Judge Sarah Taft-Carter on Friday signed a consent order after the school's attorney, Mary Ann Carroll and Conlon reached an agreement, according to court documents obtained by the Boston Globe.

The agreement means the school department will preserve the records in full, except they will redact information that identifies students. School officials have 45 days to produce those documents.

Conlon also issued a second subpoena to Thomas this week through Washington County Superior Court. The subpoena calls for the turning over of fat testing records performed on high school students and records related to Athletic IQ, a now defunct private company that some residents argued was connected to Thomas's fat-testing data collection in the mid-2000s.

Taft-Carter granted the subpoena, but narrowed its scope only to the three students represented by Conlon, WPRI 12 reported. Thomas' lawyer Timothy Dodd told the television station that to his knowledge, Thomas doesn't possess any of the documents Conlon requested.

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