Well, are the boys still friends are not? If he was violently assaulted because of his father's beliefs, I don't believe he would be playing with the boys again. If this was a traditional schoolyard fight, then it is plausible given that we are talking about 7 year old boys that they fought on one days and are friends the next day.
Lexington C.A.R.E.S. views the accusations in the MassResistance press release as baseless, meaningless and without merit.
What C.A.R.E.S. views is translation meaning in their opinion. This is hardly factual evidence of what happened.