He Died at a School for Disabled People. Decades Later, His Brother Sought Answers. NYT | Top Stories By: Sonia A. Rao and Lucy Lu 12 November 2025 at 23:11 John Scott was rarely spoken of in his family after he was placed in an institution. After a half-century, his youngest brother set out to learn who he was and what happened to him. © Lucy Lu for The New York TimesJohn Scott had a severe form of spina bifida. He was 18 days old when he was admitted to the Walter E. Fernald State School in Waltham, Mass.
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