@noah lear was a junior at @bucyrus high in buford county. @he was playing basketball with @friends at a church. @he attempted to dunk a @basketball when the board came @crashing down on his face. @his mother says he went in to @cardiac arrest and suffered a @severe brain injury. @>> nick called and said mom, i @had an accident, i hurt my @teeth, i'm sorry. @don't worry about your teeth. @where you at? @we were so positive, we thought, @you know, we're going to have @noah back, i don't know, the @same noah but he'll be here with @us. @>> early this morning, noah @passed away in hospice care. @a benefit is planned next month @for his family at the high @school. @akron students voiced their @frustration with university @president scott scarborough and @his policies yesterday. @the akron beacon journal reports @it handed out he must go wrist @bands and stickers, also @collected signatures on a @petition and hoped to get 1,000 @signatures by tomorrow. @an undergraduate student poll of @3,000 students, in this poll, @56% had no confidence in the @