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Norton High School Students Raise Money For Disease Stricken Teacher
They have raised more than $17,000 thus far.

Students at Norton High School are organizing a fundraiser for a guidance counselor who has been left paralyzed by an autoimmune disease.
Beth Fournier was diagnosed with Guillain-Barre syndrome in May, just a month after getting married, which has rendered her unable to move.
Guillain-Barre syndrome is a disorder in which the body’s immune system attacks part of the peripheral nervous system, according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. It is a rare disease that affects only one in 100,000 people.
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Fournier is expected to make a full recovery, according to a fundraising page that was set up for her. However, she will be in a rehabilitation hospital for months learning how to breath and move once again. The page set up for Fournier has raised more than $17,000.
In addition to the fundraising page, the student council is putting together an after-school dodgeball tournament Nov. 20 in the gym to help raise money. It will be a bracket style competition consisting of teams of five. There is a $10 registration fee. Spectators can pay $5 for admission.
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Half of the proceeds from the tournament will be donated to Fournier. The other half will be donated to the GBS-CIDP Foundation, a charity to help others with Guillain-Barre syndrome.
The deadline to register is Friday, Nov. 13.
Registration forms for teams can be picked up at the main office in the high school and is open to the community, not just high school students.
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