Duxbury H.S. Football The NFHS is concerned about hazing and its potentially devastating impact on those involved. In one notorious recent incident, five football players at Wheaton College, a private evangelical Christian university in suburban Chicago, were criminally charged after being accused of the late-night abduction and beating of a freshman player in 2016. North Branch H.S. They can begin by exploring the perspectives of their friends and peers. All of those charged are students at Woburn Memorial High School. The incidents happened at a New Hampshire football camp. Five students were suspended for hazing younger players, including the taping of one naked football player to a goal post before practice. 1980 (Ill.) If youre a parent or an adult who works within a youth setting, its important to have conversations with young people about hazing situations that they may be experiencing or know about. Einstein H.S. No This course educates coaches about their legal responsibilities to provide a safe and respectful environment for the students in their care. WebThere are 45 percent females and 55 percent males enrolled in the system, with 9 percent of the students enrolled at NSHS are minorities. The wrestling coach resigned and six players were suspended after a player complained of being sexually assaulted with a broomstick. The Citadel (S.C.) (Ariz.) More than ever, coaches need to be proactive to not only protect their own coaching careers, but to ensure the safety and well-being of those they coach. 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. First, one of the most notable cases took place on Long Island, New York at Mepham High School. WebSports hazing incidents. The act of hazing is done to individuals who want to join a group. Kathleen Peay and two other freshmen were allegedly required to wear an adult diaper and were blinfolded. 93 percent of high school and college students identified at least one teacher as a bully in their school. Football Prospect H.S. Gymnastics Here are the statistics about hazing: 5 percent of all college students admit to being hazed; 40 percent admit to knowing about hazing activities. Retrieved from http://www.teamcaptainsnetwork.com/public/226.cfm, Kuczynski-Brown, Alex. Walla Walla H.S. Newtown H.S. A schools lack of action could be looked at as partially to blame for hazing incidents, but it does not stop coaches from being proactive to try to find solutions. (Calif.) Matt Warnock suffered a head injury after he allegedly was jumped by teammates in the locker room. 1993 Five seniors were removed from the team for punching and hanging two sophomore teammates by their waists. (Mass.) Deaths through sports hazing have been recorded as far back as the 19th century. 1997, Canyon H.S. Football David Kerschner and Elizabeth Allan of the University of Maine surveyed students in five colleges and found that overall 40.9% of athletes experienced hazing, compared to 24.8% of non-athletes. ); 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. Team Captains Network. The coach of the team later resigned. Janet Olsen, Michigan State University Extension - The players served their suspension during a game against a lesser opponent. freshmen players to line up against a wall and hold their ankles as soccer balls were ferociously kicked at them in a ritual called "butts up.". teammates urged them on. Fourteen upper-class team members reportedly forced a dozen For example, some research found that although 47 percent of high school students reported having experienced actions consistent with definitions of hazing, only 8 percent labeled these experiences as hazing. Fourteen upper-class team members reportedly forced a dozen 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. The players were all fully clothed. Details of the initiation event were not made available. When Peay bit off and spit out the banana, another was placed in her mouth then whipped cream, honey and syrup were sprayed on her hair and in her face, simulating ejaculation. 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. In the last year, there have been more than a dozen hazing incidents around the country involving high school boys who have sodomized other boys with foreign objects, reports Bloomberg. 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. The players received 3-5 day suspensions. Its not that easy.. Jackson State University (Miss.) The Titans also were forced to forfeit a match. 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. Football Sie knnen Ihre Einstellungen jederzeit ndern. players reportedly were ordered to undergo mental health counseling, and 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, with hazing experiences ranging from 5 to 17 percent among middle school athletes and from 17 to 48 percent among high school athletes. Rancho Bernardo H.S. Dies geschieht in Ihren Datenschutzeinstellungen. Retrieved from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/26/another-hazing-incident-i_n_2193287.html, Martens, Rainer. (N.J.) (N.J.) The school district paid $675,000 to settle a claim by the victim. (Tex.) (Tex.) Soccer a softball game when two seniors pinned her against a seat and cut her 18-inch ponytail with a 4-inch School leaders must first establish an anti-hazing culture. (2000). But even those that do that are hazed might say: well ultimately no one was hurt, I chose to participate. Georgia Southern University 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. Retrieved from http://www.stophazing.org/athletic_hazing/index.htm, Tokar, K., & Stewart, C. (2010). [15] As a result, student-athletes are being affected physiologically as well as physically from such hazing incidents. Stevenson H.S. Football Given locker-room codes of silence and victims fear of being ostracised, Nuwer says that cases often only become apparent when parents complain or there is physical injury. The assailants were ordered to apologize and were sentenced to perform 80 hours of community service, serve one year of probation, and pay the victim's counseling fees up to $2,000. Westlake H.S. At a football camp in Pennsylvania, one sophomore was Months after a hazing scandal shocked the Middletown High School football program, the team has a new head coach. We know that the majority of student-athletes and coaches are not involved in hazing incidents and are making a positive difference in the lives of others. As most of these activities have returned this fall still amid challenging times excitement has returned to millions of students, coaches, school leaders and parents. Are you a: Principal or Athletic or Activity Director? Soccer hazing practices were confirmed by a state investigation. players reportedly were ordered to undergo mental health counseling, and Glendale H.S. To ensure that no more of these egregious incidents occur this year in high school sports, school leaders must say it often and say it with passion: Hazing will not be tolerated., By Dr. Karissa Niehoff on September 09, 2021. while 20 to 30 other teammates looked on. Alexander H.S. Rancho Bernardo H.S. Long Island sports, long island basketball, long island football, long island lacrosse, long island high school prep sports, long island baseball Second-degree rape charges that were pending against three others in juvenile court were reduced to fourth-degree assault. The policy should be simple no tolerance for hazing of any kind. The school district paid $675,000 to settle a claim by the victim. Watertown H.S. hazing, a misdemeanor, after an informal team dinner turned into a drinking He allegedly was stripped, shaved, covered with jam, eggs and cologne and left outside in near-freezing weather for 90 minutes. 4th Edition. Girls' soccer He has been a part of section championship teams in football, basketball and softball. 1985 Peay later quit the team and school, and filed a lawsuit that is pending. (Tex.) Retrieved from http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2013/10/15/judge-dismisses-lawsuit-in-maine-west-hazing-case/, Janssen, Jeff. Below is a list, compiled by ESPN.com with the help of hazing authority Hank Nuwer, of 68 alleged and confirmed incidents on the high school, college and professional levels that received media attention. Trumbull H.S. with a wooden coat hanger, another was sprayed with urine from a shampoo bottle and a third had his Ontario High School (Ore.) Soccer (N.J.) Football The head coach and two assistant coaches were dismissed because they allowed the annual event. An anti-hazing policy must be developed, and it should be presented to every student and parent in advance of every sport season. At present in the United States, 44 states have anti-hazing laws2. Lawyers for the five seniors said the students had gone through a similar hazing when they joined the team. Football The lawsuit against the Saints and six of the defendants was settled; terms were kept confidential. Football Football (Tex.) (Mass.) One upperclassman eventually was sentenced to 100 hours of community service. Lacrosse But the school later cited the case when pushing for an anti-hazing bill in Colorado. Incidents are on the rise - particularly among younger and younger kids committing increasingly more violent acts. The following material will help students, parents, school staff and school administrators prevent hazing and, if a hazing The San Francisco Examiner reported that "foreign objects," possibly coat hangers, had been used to sexually assault the students. To have a digest of information delivered straight to your email inbox, visit https://extension.msu.edu/newsletters. (Wash.) June 21, 2013, 10:00 AM. On a broader scale, they're demanding that hazing be banned in every high school across the nation, per AL.com. Young people (as well as some adults) may view hazing as an important rite of passage or group tradition, and they may consider the experience to be critical to gaining the respect and acceptance of other group members. mocked, and then subjected to having his girlfriend see him in this state. Officials canceled the team's season after allegations that older wrestlers grabbed younger teammates, pinned them down, and jabbed them in the buttocks with a mop handle. Eight members women's team were charged with first-degree Baseball (N.J.) of coercing underclassmen into eating goldfish on a team road trip. Players were reportedly forced to sit in urine, do chores for veterans, and participate in a "cookie run," in which boys stripped, placed cookies in their buttocks, and raced across a field. 82% asking two younger players to take a lap around the playing field without pants. Being put through a hazing ritual usually ends with the person or persons being allowed into the group. And the end of the pandemic may result in a rise of problems. One rookie nearly died after veterans coerced him to chug liquor and Twelve veteran participants were given community service. (Ill.) Get the latest news, schedule, scores, stats, league standings, rankings and photos for West Windsor-Plainsboro South's high school's Boys Volleyball teams. Although some studies have shown that young people are reluctant to report these situations to adults, encourage them to connect with trusted adults who can be counted on to take these situations seriously. Police said six veterans sodomized four teammates. Baseball Football Seth Pryor had 11 points for Syosset. (Fla.) Stress that hazing is never acceptable, even if it appears that those being hazed are doing so willingly. Are you a student who has witnessed hazing. A trend he has noted is a rise in sexually-abusive hazings since the late 70s. (Conn.) To learn more about these issues, including strategies that adults can use within schools and other settings to prevent hazing, see the article titled Parents and adults who work with young people can use a variety of strategies to address and prevent hazing. Greg Danielson, a freshman, was hospitalized after drinking an excessive amount of alcohol a team co-captain's house. In a hazing similar to a gang "jump-in," rookie Cam Cleeland suffered an eye injury when bashed with a bag of coins, ABC News. Soccer And the parents have that video or a prosecutor has the video. 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. Most situations came to light through the police or court system. Alfred University (N.Y.) Two coaches of the girls team were suspended after team members were made to run around a field in undergarments. Football Wrestling (Calif.) Freshmen were abused physically and thrown in the mud. Wrestling University of Michigan Two seniors on the football team were not charged by police or punished by the school after Holmdel H.S. (2013). That same study found that 47 percent of its participants were hazed at least once in high school. Janssen Sports Leadership Center. More than 20 players were suspended after several sophomores were bruised badly in series of locker room incidents. Since 1970, there has been at least one hazing-related death on a college campus each year2. Wrestling (Wisc.) Kerschner played basketball at university. Not included in the list are the deaths and injuries involving athletes who were hazed during fraternity initations (including fraternities dominated by fellow athletes), and more minor incidents, such Los Angeles Dodgers veterans shredding the clothes of rookie Chan Ho Park. assaulted by older players in the back of the team bus. Michigan State University Extension programs and materials are open to all without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, religion, age, height, weight, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, marital status, family status or veteran status. by campus athletes. Eight students were arrested and seven expelled after a new teammate was injured in a hazing ritual. 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. Potsdam State College (N.Y.) Creating an environment free from hazing may be impossible but there are steps that can be taken to help eliminate hazing. asking two younger players to take a lap around the playing field without pants. Swimming/diving Georgia Southern University Police dropped their investigation after parents for each of the four victims told officials they did not want to seek prosecution. The school's superintendent, declaring that "boys will be boys," later exonerated three students and reduced the suspensions for the other 11, from seven games to one game and from five days to three days from school. (Ala.) WebHazing is taking these same activities of harassment, abuse or humiliation and using them as a way of initiating a person into a group or a team. Three baseball players from Francis Marion University in South Carolina were arrested in March, accused of misdemeanour hazing after, police said, an alcohol-fuelled initiation ceremony turned violent. Members of the team physically assaulted another teammate on a school bus. Cheerleading, band and choir programs all have had hazing associated with them. WebNorth Smithfield High school, the only school in its district, has a very small student body, at just 522 students overall, with 118 in their freshman year, 122 sophomores, 141 juniors, and 141 seniors. Comments can be sent to tom.farrey@espn.com. The player was treated for fluid in his lungs and later quit the school. So they have a tremendous amount of influence., Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. Einstein H.S. (Wash.) Track Copyright 2023 NFHS. In a case in California, some members of a varsity girls soccer team forced four freshman girls to drink alcohol until the girls vomited or collapsed. In the past month, however, there have been several hazing incidents involving high school sports teams; and most recently, another school system is investigating alleged racial taunts against another team, which caused cancellation of an upcoming football game. More than 20% of female NCAA athletes were subjected to alcohol-related hazing; however even a higher percentage admitted to "mental hazing" which ranged from singing to being kidnapped3. In addition, Hazing Prevention for Students is a free course designed to teach students how to identify hazing, when to step in when needed, and why they should notify proper authorities. Several hazing reports have emerged this spring as sports resume. 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. used by the wrestlers during wrestling matches to defeat their opponent. Assign a senior mentor to every new player and talk to the seniors about the responsibility they carry in creating safe environments. Coaches were acquitted but A police investigation began in April after video surfaced of a teammate telling a black football player at a high school in Illinois to sit in a locker full of banana peels or Ill break both your knees. They were insult-based awards and I just remember at the time being, Oh thats kind of funny and moving on, he says. Many coaches and assistants are former players who have taken part in similar rituals themselves and may only act to halt the most extreme behaviours. There is never a good ending to any hazing ritual. Baseball isolation, sleep deprivation, and sex acts. July 18, 2016. McAlester H.S. Humboldt State University, in California, is investigating alleged incidents involving its softball and mens and womens rugby teams. Football Bullies want to exclude a person from a group. Decatur H.S. that the opening game was against a tough rival. According to AL.com, the attack occurred on April 27 after a practice. Two players were suspended following an attack at a team picnic. Get the latest news, schedule, scores, stats, league standings, rankings and photos for West Windsor-Plainsboro South's high school's Boys Volleyball teams. Baseball A coach has a moral obligation to protect and look after student-athletes in his or her charge in lieu of the parent being present. Jeff Jonas has been a high school science, math and PE teacher for 26 years and a high school coach for 31 years. They were also charged with seven Reference to commercial products or trade names does not imply endorsement by MSU Extension or bias against those not mentioned. The Citadel (S.C.) Football More than 250,000 students experienced some sort of hazing to join a college athletic team1. Sky View H.S. Football Parents place a great deal of trust in their childs coach. They have 31 faculty members in total, with a student teacher ratio of 17 students to 1 teacher. He coaches people. 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. Players were caught shoplifting items from a store while dressed in their baseball uniforms as part of a team tradition. Lawyers for the five seniors said the students had gone through a similar hazing when they joined the team. A school district spokeswoman would say little except that the behavior was inappropriate, physical and threatening to three victims. Many young people are also involved with groups outside of school, such as Scouts, 4-H, community sports and church groups. Baseball Fourteen Girls' soccer Four players pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of hazing for sodomizing a teammate with a bottle. Wrestling 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. (N.J.) For more information, visit https://extension.msu.edu. Speech, Debate & Theatre Directors & Judges, Learning the hard way, How to do it the right way, National Federation of High Schools Resolution about Hazing. assaulted by older players in the back of the team bus. All but six US states have anti-hazing laws. University of Wisconsin-Stout (Fla.) Danish sued the Saints, teammate Andre Royal, an assistant coach and five other players, seeking damages from the team of more than $650,000. At least two of the freshmen reportedly had toothpaste smeared on their naked buttocks. Not this shit. (2010) Stophazing.org. Ritual hazing might have been looked at by administrators a few years ago as kids being kids, but now there is no room for activities that degrade or defame anyone. (Wisc.) Explore our hazing research and hazing prevention resources for students, administrators, and leaders. After the hazing charges were first made, prosecutors concluded there was insufficient evidence to charge anyone under New York law. He filed a lawsuit which alleged the football team had a long tradition of kidnapping new players as part of hazing rituals that another player said were designed out of love and helped build team chemistry. StopHazing, an organization focused on hazing research and strategies for prevention, defines hazing as any activity expected of someone seeking membership in a group that humiliates, degrades, abuses, or endangers them regardless of a persons willingness to participate. While hazing is often minimized and viewed by some as important to a groups bonding and traditions, it is a form of interpersonal violence and is against the law in most states. When establishing a schools approach to hazing, two words should not be considered: silent and passive. The first recorded incident of hazing involving sexual abuse occurred in 1983. (Mass.) These activities are considered hazing whether the athlete wants to participate or not. Soccer Eight players pinned younger players on the locker room floor and poked them in the buttocks with sawed-off broom handles and a mini-baseball bat, according to school and police officials. Football If the cookie fell out, the player would have to eat it. The players were suspended. The players served their suspension during a game against a lesser opponent. That attitude is misguided, says Elliot Hopkins, director of sports, sanctioning and student services at the National Federation of State High School Associations, which writes playing rules for high school sports. face forced onto another teen's buttocks. Message board: What do you think about athlete hazing? Football West maine high school hazing: another incident involving coach Michael DiVincenzo reported. Other hazing incidents involving sexual intimidation, nudity or stimulation, have been increasing in their frequency since 19952. For example, studies show that those who have been hazed can have higher rates of depression, anxiety and suicidal behaviors. 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. Johnson Creek H.S. Westlake H.S. At a football camp in Pennsylvania, one sophomore was Pg 94-95. Peay later quit the team and school, and filed a lawsuit that is pending. Football, soccer, golf The team was forced to forfeit four matches after several team members were caught trying to initiate a freshman by dunking his head into a toilet bowl. Wrestling Coach Paul Caufield resigned after a hazing on the team bus. Toms River H.S. Nothing could be further from the truth. Message board: What do you think about athlete hazing?Alfred University survey on hazing among NCAA athletesHazing resource website: stophazing.org, Considering that an Alfred University survey found that 80 percent of college athletes had been hazed, the vast majority of hazing incidents -- on the high school, college and pro levels -- go unreported. Most victims were struck in the abdomen with hands and towels, police said. Football Alfred University survey on hazing among NCAA athletes. Wrestlers admitted taping a teammate but denied sodomizing him with a mop handle, as the victim claimed. Kalaheo H.S. Copyright 2023 NFHS. Daten ber Ihr Gert und Ihre Internetverbindung, wie Ihre IP-Adresse, Browsing- und Suchaktivitten bei der Nutzung von Yahoo Websites und -Apps. Among other claims, Seamons argued that his rights to free speech were violated when the coach allegedly kicked him off the team because he would not apologize for reporting the locker room incident. Any kind of initiation expectations should never be part of high school sports or performing arts. It breeds distrust and it fractures a team because if you hurt me I will never trust you and I will probably not want to play with you, he says. Eight players were suspended from the team after a hazing incident at a Boise, Idaho, training camp I can remember a player on another team at my undergrad institution coming in and he had all these certificates, I was like, what are you doing? He had these fake awards that he was going to give out to everyone on the team. 1981 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. Many groups have been established to help high schools deal with the problem of hazing. What it didn't reveal was that a younger teammate had reported being sexually assaulted. As a final note, it is always helpful to have students and parents sign a written statement agreeing to a policy that raises awareness of hazing and instills a sense of accountability in all stakeholders. Football Fitting in and belonging on that team is really important, Kerschner says. suspended for up to 10 days for hazing six teammates. High school basketball coach Charles Freet speaks with an unidentifed man during warm ups before a junior varsity basketball game in Argyle, Texas, on Friday, Feb. North Branch H.S. 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In a statement, police also found that wrestlers engaged in practices called "trademarking," in which wrestlers were hit, usually on the back, while sweating, which would leave a welt; and "dinking" which is a distraction technique Three players were suspended and charged with battery for overpowering a sophomore player and cutting his hair. Western Illinois University Soccer Clintondale H.S. 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. Two players were suspended following an attack at a team picnic. High school hazing: when rights become wrongs. Football Hilton Head H.S. Port Washington, 71, Syosset 44: Trevor Amalfitano led Port Washington with 25 points and Cam Welker had 18 points for Port Washington in the Nassau AA semifinals. 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