Police say the victim, a student with learning disabilities, was stuffed inside a locker, slammed into a wall and sodomized with a plastic knife handle in a series of attacks. 1996 Others were hog-tied and used as "human bowling balls," rolled down a floor covered with gallons of liquid soap. Its important for both young people and adults to keep in mind that these kinds of activities are considered hazing even if the person being hazed willingly participated. spread feces and peanut butter over his body. Alexander H.S. (2013). Chaparral coach Alan Haire speaks to football athletes at the beginning of the character camp on Friday at Chaparral High School. Men's soccer There is never a good ending to any hazing ritual. All of those charged are students at Woburn Memorial High School. Hazing arises in two ways one is a lack of supervision and another is a failure to address it. This case involved the boys varsity and junior varsity football teams where the defendants engaged Are you a: Principal or Athletic or Activity Director? ); The Deseret News (Salt Lake City); Los Angeles Times; New York Times; The Columbus Dispatch; The Houston Chronicle; The San Diego Union-Tribune; The Columbian (Vancouver, Wash.); The Tampa Tribune; Baltimore Sun; The Associated Press; Beaufort Gazette (S.C.) Anchorage Daily News; Raleigh News & Observer; Fort Worth Star-Telegram; Connecticut Post; ESPN.com research. Fourteen players were reprimanded for not reporting the incident. Being put through a hazing ritual usually ends with the person or persons being allowed into the group. (Ariz.) When establishing a schools approach to hazing, two words should not be considered: silent and passive. West maine high school hazing: another incident involving coach Michael DiVincenzo reported. Football Two upperclassmen were dismissed from the team, and two others were demoted on the squad as a result of a school inquiry into the matter. Lawyers for a 14-year-old who claims he was brutally hazed at New York state football camp filed suit, naming the Middletown Board of Education and his football coaches among the defendants. Eight students were arrested and seven expelled after a new teammate was injured in a hazing ritual. Stevenson H.S. counts of reckless endangerment. Richard Melendrez, 18, pleaded guilty to second-degree reckless endangerment and was given 60 days in a work-release program. When young people get involved with any kind of group, club or sports team, many experts stress the importance of talking with them about hazing practices, which are sometimes used to initiate new members into a group. apparently hazing new team members. Young people often feel compelled to go along with a groups activities, and that kind of coercive pressure may make them feel like they dont have a choice about their involvement. (Mass.) Instead, rookies or newcomers should be welcomed and treated with respect from their first appearance on a team. It is difficult to understand why people would mistreat others within the setting of high school sports and other activities particularly after not having the opportunity for competition last year. While many young people have reported that theyve experienced hazing practices, theyre often unwilling to label these experiences as hazing. For example, a survey with students at Cornell University showed that 87 percent of them believe that its never okay to humiliate or intimidate new group members. J.T. Todd, a freshman, reportedly was given large quantities of alcohol in a player's off-campus house in what had become an annual initiation ritual. The victimswillingness to participate does not eliminate the activity from being hazing (Tokar, K., & Stewart, C. 2010). Get the latest news, schedule, scores, stats, league standings, rankings and photos for Watertown's high school's Baseball teams. Just as bystanders have a powerful role to play in addressing bullying and cyberbullying, young people who witness or hear about hazing can also take action. Two players were charged with misdemeanor assault for "knowingly and intentionally causing physical contact with another that was offensive or provocative.". A school district spokeswoman would say little except that the behavior was inappropriate, physical and threatening to three victims. They simple need to seek outside help. (Wisc.) He coaches people. 13 Chiawana 74 No. Football In a hazing similar to a gang "jump-in," rookie Cam Cleeland suffered an eye injury when bashed with a bag of coins, Holmdel H.S. coaches were disciplined. The head coach and two assistant coaches were dismissed because they allowed the annual event. The willingness for high schools to admit that bullying is a real and dangerous problem facing many students today has led administrators and athletic directors to take a much closer look at hazing rituals on their campuses. More than 250,000 students experienced some sort of hazing to join a college athletic team1. The players were charged with a crime, and the coaches were fired (Martens, R., 2012). They are different from each other because bullies usually act alone to single out someone they perceive as weak. In New Jersey, freshmen soccer players were physically abused and thrown in the mud as part of an annual hazing event. Football beer through a bong device. Hinsdale Central H.S (Ill.) settled their cases out of court and two were acquitted. Football teammates urged them on. Most situations came to light through the police or court system. Three players pleaded guilty to sodomizing a freshman teammate with a broom handle in a school locker room after a game. Details of the initiation event were not made available. Athletes were also more likely than non-athletes to be supportive of hazing defined in a major 2008 study as any activity expected of someone joining or participating in a group that humiliates, degrades, abuses, or endangers them regardless of a persons willingness to participate. Though older research has found that male teams were more likely to take part in hazing than female teams, Kerschner said that recent studies indicate a more even split. Fr nhere Informationen zur Nutzung Ihrer Daten lesen Sie bitte unsere Datenschutzerklrung und Cookie-Richtlinie. Percent of Athletes Subjected to Hazing, High School cf. University of Oklahoma Twelve veteran participants were given community service. Fourteen Baseball (Wash.) Dorothy Lee Mikesell, a freshman, said she was riding a school bus Saturday on her way to Four juveniles The second issue arises when coaches fail to address and define hazing. Nine high school students, including football, soccer and golf athletes, were suspended for one-fifth of the season's games as punishment for the alleged spanking of 11 sophomore football players at another player's house. and drinking laws during an off-campus initiation party that resulted in the shaving of heads and bodies Eight players were suspended from the team after a hazing incident at a Boise, Idaho, training camp 1991 This course educates coaches about their legal responsibilities to provide a safe and respectful environment for the students in their care. (N.J.) hazing practices were confirmed by a state investigation. The Canadian Hockey League is facing a lawsuit from former junior players who allege they endured grotesque treatment including anal and genital penetration with hockey sticks and toothpicks coated with warming muscle rub, shaving of pubic hair and forcing rookies to have sex with prostitutes. First, one of the most notable cases took place on Long Island, New York at Mepham High School. teammates urged them on. Mansfield H.S. Months after a hazing scandal shocked the Middletown High School football program, the team has a new head coach. Five seniors were suspended and one match was forfeited after a The player was treated for fluid in his lungs and later quit the school. (N.J.) with a wooden coat hanger, another was sprayed with urine from a shampoo bottle and a third had his He has been a part of section championship teams in football, basketball and softball. In the past month, however, there have been several hazing incidents involving high school sports teams; and most recently, another school system is Medford H.S. According to the sworn declarations by students as the case proceeded, a tradition of hazing among athletes had existed at the school. They also were suspended for the The idea that football is the only area where hazing occurs is false. Baseball (Okla.) 50% of the female NCAA Division I athletes reported being hazed3. Lyndhurst H.S. WebGet the latest news, schedule, scores, stats, league standings, rankings and photos for Parsippany Hills's high school's Baseball teams. The following material will help students, parents, school staff and school administrators prevent hazing and, if a hazing Anal hazing is apparently a thing in American high schools now. WebStatistics for High School Sports in the St. Louis Area from stlhighschoolsports.com School Superintendent Larry Jensen cancelled the last game of the football season and beer through a bong device. Western Illinois University High school hazing: when rights become wrongs. Lawyers for the five seniors said the students had gone through a similar hazing when they joined the team. At least two of the freshmen reportedly had toothpaste smeared on their naked buttocks. McAlester H.S. uncovered several other incidents, six soccer players were Get the facts on hazing. The team forfeited 13 games as part of its punishment. 82% (Calif.) Sky View H.S. Football Five top members of the team were suspended for their reported role in a hazing incident in the boys locker room during practice. 1981 Alfred University survey on hazing among NCAA athletes. (2010) Stophazing.org. Football WebBecause hazing includes humiliating, degrading, abusive, and dangerous activities, athletes who have been hazed may have negative psychological experiences. Eight members women's team were charged with first-degree Lacrosse Members of the team physically assaulted another teammate on a school bus. Dinking "is when the finger is placed in or about the rectum area to distract the other (wrestler)," police said. In response to the hazing, Alfred University conducted a landmark national survey on athletic hazing. Take a look at some statistics: 1.5 million high school students are hazed each year; 47% of students came to college already having experienced hazing. Football Education and prevention must start from the beginning. Hockey Football Baseball (Wash.) Though usually linked in popular imagination to drunken stunts in fraternity and sorority houses, new research indicates that hazing is most likely to occur in a sports Hazing is any activity expected of athletes joining a sport team that humiliates or abuses them. Coaches were acquitted but Baseball Pg 122-128. 1998 of coercing underclassmen into eating goldfish on a team road trip. With this definition in mind more and more high school rituals may be seen as hazing, but neither act has any place in high school athletics. The players were charged with misdemeanor assault on Mikesell, whose mother said her daughter was especially frightened by the knife because she has been blind in her left eye since childhood. Western Illinois University (N.J.) Establishing welcome programs for first-year and transfer students can reduce the chances of hazing rituals. (N.C.) uncovered several other incidents, six soccer players were The initiation had been going on for many years. Baseball Sources: Hank Nuwer, author of three books on hazing; Boston Globe; The Record (Bergen County, N.J.); Capital Times (Madison, Wisc. Soccer (Utah) Kevin Couceles says cellphone video shared on social media shows his then 14-year-old son being assaulted in the locker room after a football game last Hawk was given a suspended sentence and $50 fine, plus community service requirement. Football Considering that an Alfred University survey found that 80 percent of college athletes had been hazed, the vast majority of hazing incidents -- on Many of the laws are specifically targeted to fraternity hazing, and do not cover athletic or high school hazing. Ten members of the Brockton High School team were suspended from school for High school sports and performing arts are education-based and designed to improve self-esteem in young people not tear it down or destroy it. Parents place a great deal of trust in their childs coach. Issued in furtherance of MSU Extension work, acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. (Ala.) Both bullying and hazing involve mental or physical discomfort, embarrassment, harassment or ridicule of the victim or victims (Martens, R. 2012). One of the myths that must be dispelled is that hazing builds camaraderie. Rancho Bernardo H.S. Soccer Earlier, the students had been throwing the younger teammates in the pool. Wilmington H.S. Nonetheless, incidents that eventually gain the attention of the news media have increased steadily since 1980, when the abuse of athletes by athletes first began to receive public attention. As a result of the incident, all of the school's 85 football They served time in juvenile hall for the crime. players reportedly were ordered to undergo mental health counseling, and in which six freshmen were humiliated with improper bodily contact. The player was treated for fluid in his lungs and later quit the school. (S.C.) The university canceled one football game, expelled a veteran Labe Black, a state champion wrestler, was arrested for allegedly making a young wrestler drink five beers in 20 minutes. Players were caught shoplifting items from a store while dressed in their baseball uniforms as part of a team tradition. Hillcrest H.S. The team could do a movie night, team dinner, laser tag or a team retreat with proper adult supervision. People also ask, What is hazing in High School In a column earlier this year, we shared some lessons we have learned in high school sports and performing arts as a result of the COVID-19 shutdown last year. coaches were disciplined. The players were suspended. Police said six veterans sodomized four teammates. The seniors were accused of holding down the sophomores while one of them sat naked on their faces or the backs of their heads. Officials launched an investigation and suspended him from school. Westlake H.S. Baseball According to Peay, the coach, Bettina Fletcher, led an exercise in which a banana was forced into her mouth as a simulated act of oral sex. Georgia Southern University Eight players were suspended from the team after a hazing incident at a Boise, Idaho, training camp Palm Harbor University H.S. School officials said the incident took an abrupt turn when the upperclassmen pinned the younger boy's arms. into seats and rubbing a caustic liniment, called Atomic Balm, on the buttocks of at least one of the boys, Also help young people explore positive activities that teams and groups can use to welcome new members activities that will help them develop positive and meaningful traditions that enhance their sense of community. Hockey (Mass.) Wrestling If the cookie fell out, the player would have to eat it. No one was injured, authorities said. Several players on the two-time defending state championship team were suspended after two Two seniors on the football team were not charged by police or punished by the school after Watertown H.S. (N.J.) (Mass.) Seven teenagers are facing criminal charges in connection to a hazing investigation in Woburn, Massachusetts. Swimming/diving of the students involved. Police dropped their investigation after parents for each of the four victims told officials they did not want to seek prosecution. Clintondale H.S. Initiation was you got your pants pulled down in front of some of the Retrieved from http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=90209, Chicago Sun-Times. The hockey season was canceled after 12 players were charged with violating various hazing All rights reserved. ESPN.com. One freshman was allegedly hit in the genitals 1995 say they are being treated as scapegoats. player and suspended six others after an alcohol-related hazing on campus. Football New Orleans Saints Second-degree rape charges that were pending against three others in juvenile court were reduced to fourth-degree assault. initiation surfaced. Several players on the two-time defending state championship team were suspended after two (Tex.) Trumbull H.S. A recent review of research on hazing within college and school sports revealed that hazing occurs regularly at both the middle school and high school levels, A graduate of San Francisco State University, Jonas has coached football, boys and girls basketball, baseball, and softball. Lizzie Murtie, a freshman, alleges that she was surrounded one night by 30 upperclassmen and forced to participate in a mock sex act as part of a team hazing ritual. Five seniors were removed from the team for punching and hanging two sophomore teammates by their waists. Forty-seven percent of students entering college have experienced hazing in high school or junior high, Nuwer said, citing statistics on a national study from Football Fourteen Two players at the perennial high school hockey power were disciplined by the headmaster, who declined to give details, describing it as "hazing" without "physical abuse.". Football (Tex.) suspended for up to 10 days for hazing six teammates. while 20 to 30 other teammates looked on. (Mich.) Copyright 2023 NFHS. Anthony Erekat, a member of the football squad, was duct-taped by the arms and legs at a football camp run by the team's coaches. (Md.) Five top members of the team were suspended for their reported role in a hazing incident in the boys locker room during practice. The team forfeited 13 games as part of its punishment. Without a unified front from both coaches and administration, more serious incidents can arise and create negative cultures for entire communities. Soccer Football Still, hazing can appear to offer rewards as a rite-of-passage: short-term suffering for long-term, The victim becomes a trusted teammate who will be the perpetrator, rather than the abused, next season or so the theory goes. The victim suffered a serious knee injury in one incident and is receiving counseling for emotional trauma. In New York, four members of a high school football team sodomized junior varsity players. Football, soccer, golf asking two younger players to take a lap around the playing field without pants. (Wash.) Web(2) Many of the 41 states with anti-hazing laws limit their definition of hazing, often eliminating humiliation as an element. (N.J.) Baseball But, after new video of more alleged hazing from the same location turned up, the school district decided to cancel the Blue Raiders' upcoming season on Wednesday. Paul McGaffigan, a sophomore, alleged he was forced to strip and run naked with a cracker in his buttocks as part of a traditional hazing game. (Ill.) (Tex.) Are you a student who has participated in hazing others? McAlester H.S. (Utah) Coaches who are guilty of turning a blind eye to hazing incidents are fired. Retrieved from http://www.stophazing.org/athletic_hazing/index.htm, Tokar, K., & Stewart, C. (2010). Four players were released from the team after stories about an Most have been (Wisc.) He had his hair hacked off and had players Service H.S. One rookie nearly died after veterans coerced him to chug liquor and The Georgia school district said it was investigating the baseball players for "misbehavior" and "inappropriate physical contact." (Tex.) Speech, Debate & Theatre Directors & Judges, http://www.teamcaptainsnetwork.com/public/226.cfm, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/26/another-hazing-incident-i_n_2193287.html, http://www.stophazing.org/athletic_hazing/index.htm, Emergency Planning, AEDs Saving Lives in Nations High Schools, BAND Named Official Team Communication App of the NFHS, Eight High School Officials Named Award Recipients by NFHS Officials Association, 6 schools claim 2023 TMSAA basketball titles, Alabama's Chloe Siegel breaks National Career 3-point Record. One player was expelled and six players were suspended for a series of what police described as "terrifying" hazing acts at a summer camp. Richard Melendrez, 18, pleaded guilty to second-degree reckless endangerment and was given 60 days in a work-release program. A trend he has noted is a rise in sexually-abusive hazings since the late 70s. Wrestling There was a relay race involving pickles and condoms. 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