School administrators released a statement Friday in the latest development after high school boys’ lacrosse players in Ipswich were suspended from playing in the state semifinals for being photographed while smoking cigars.
Parents of the high schoolers, whose suspension led to the team’s forfeiture in their semifinal game Tuesday, claimed that the cigars were fake and contained chamomile and English breakfast tea rather than tobacco, which violates state athletic guidelines.
But school officials said in a statement Friday that the cigars were real, and accused parents of trying to cover up the violations with false claims.
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