jackknife. Football Baseball The first recorded incident of hazing involving sexual abuse occurred in 1983. Swimming/diving Wrestling 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. 12 Mariner 85, No. University of Oklahoma Students said that varsity team members would intimidate freshmen by threatening to rape them and also were involved in simulated rapes. Football A school district spokeswoman would say little except that the behavior was inappropriate, physical and threatening to three victims. School administrators and athletic staff should not be nervous about dealing with hazing because they feel uncomfortable about how to approach the problem. (N.J.) 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. Medford H.S. Most situations came to light through the police or court system. (N.J.) 91 percent of all students enrolled are white, making it a majority white school, 5 percent Hispanic, 2 50% of the female NCAA Division I athletes reported being hazed3. Wrestling In the past month, however, there have been several hazing incidents involving high school sports teams; and most recently, another school system is of coercing underclassmen into eating goldfish on a team road trip. And the parents have that video or a prosecutor has the video. Marian College (Wisc.) Other hazing incidents involving sexual intimidation, nudity or stimulation, have been increasing in their frequency since 19952. Lacrosse Two seniors were kicked off the team after a group of sophomores complained they were humiliated during a hazing incident at a football camp. Seth Pryor had 11 points for Syosset. Football Joseph H.S. 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. (Okla.) 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. WebWhat is Hazing? Girls' soccer University of Michigan 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. Prospect H.S. (Utah) Just two weeks ago the high school football team was ready for its first playoff game of the season. (Tex.) Some players and coaches believe hazing helps in team building, but this is farthest from the case as it actually undermines it. Glendale H.S. WebGet the latest news, schedule, scores, stats, league standings, rankings and photos for Parsippany Hills's high school's Baseball teams. Centennial H.S. The attack sent the boy, bleeding and traumatized, to the hospital for a week. Track University of Wisconsin-Stout Others were hog-tied and used as "human bowling balls," rolled down a floor covered with gallons of liquid soap. Softball Considering that an Alfred University survey found that 80 percent of college athletes had been hazed, the vast majority of hazing incidents -- on He had his hair hacked off and had players 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. asking two younger players to take a lap around the playing field without pants. (Mass.) Track (N.J.) 1985 In a 2008 study involving college students, 47 percent reported that they had been hazed during high school as part of school activities such as athletics, Reserved Officers Training Corps (ROTC), and band and other performing arts groups. Allegations of improper sexual touching, alcohol consumption and other Nogales H.S. July 18, 2016. 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. Hazing tends to occur more often in college compared to high school although seniors tend to mess around with freshmen usually in a joking manner. (Fla.) Incidents are on the rise - particularly among younger and younger kids committing increasingly more violent acts. Anal hazing is apparently a thing in American high schools now. (Mich.) 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. Wisconsin Heights H.S. Three players were suspended and charged with battery for overpowering a sophomore player and cutting his hair. (N.J.) Potsdam State College (N.Y.) Two freshman players left the military school amid complaints of hazing. University of Wisconsin-Stout The idea that football is the only area where hazing occurs is false. There was a relay race involving pickles and condoms. The coach was fired immediately and the team's season was canceled. Speech, Debate & Theatre Directors & Judges, Learning the hard way, How to do it the right way, National Federation of High Schools Resolution about Hazing. 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. Travis A. Hawk, a team captain, pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of hazing involving Bullying continues with no end in sight. 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. According to national statistics from insidehazing.com, hazaingprevention.org, and hazingstudy.org:General Statistics: More than half of college students are involved in some form of campus hazing2. Wolitsky, 18, paralyzed with his neck broken. Baseball 1993 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. Einstein H.S. Analyzing state education records, supplemented by federal crime data, AP found about 17,000 official reports of sex assaults by students in grades K-12 over a recent four-year period. 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. Three players pleaded guilty to sodomizing a freshman teammate with a broom handle in a school locker room after a game. 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.". As we move toward a new school year, many middle school and high school students will have opportunities to get involved in a variety of youth activities. The victim withdrew from the college and said the assault has had a devastating effect on my life. 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. 93 percent of high school and college students identified at least one teacher as a bully in their school. Hockey The incident involved the slapping of students and the (2013). You may remember back in September, the hazing incident that occurred at Eula High School. Holmdel H.S. The incident teammates urged them on. (Ariz.) (2013). He has been a part of section championship teams in football, basketball and softball. members asked the police and school to let the participants settle the problem themselves. What it didn't reveal was that a younger teammate had reported being sexually assaulted. Hazing arises in two ways one is a lack of supervision and another is a failure to address it. Hazing tears people down; it can bring down a team and, in some cases, has ended seasons or led to more severe and unfortunate conclusions. Newtown H.S. 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. Lacrosse Football Football Football Parents place a great deal of trust in their childs coach. Seth Pryor had 11 points for Syosset. Preventing hazing on your team. School Superintendent Larry Jensen cancelled the last game of the football season and (Mich.) Absegami H.S. Four other players also were hazed. They also were suspended for the 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 context. These incidents represent a very small sample of a problem that seems to be epidemic in high school athletics but reinforce the need for all coaches to take the issue seriously. Phone: 314-830-5400. (Vt.) All but six US states have anti-hazing laws. According to a research by Global Sport Matters, 74 percent of college student-athletes had been subjected to hazing in some way. Hilton Head H.S. J.T. beer through a bong device. This article was published by Michigan State University Extension. The coach of the team later resigned. For every 10 students being hazed, only one of them realizes that they have been hazed2. (Wisc.) 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. Labe Black, a state champion wrestler, was arrested for allegedly making a young wrestler drink five beers in 20 minutes. 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. spread feces and peanut butter over his body. eliminated a playoff berth after a player, Brian Seamons, charged that he had been taped nude to a table, Baseball (N.J.) The victims declined to press charges. The players received 3-5 day suspensions. mocked, and then subjected to having his girlfriend see him in this state. Coach W.C. Gordon took strong action by suspending four athletes and kicked two The men's soccer team was placed on university probation and its members ordered to perform community service after campus police discovered three players taped to a luggage cart on school grounds. (Calif.) Although traditions are often a part of high school athletics, these events must be presented in a positive, inclusive way. The initiation had been going on for many years. A senior seated behind him stood up, dropped his swim trunks, lifted the boy's shirt and rubbed his exposed genitals against the boy's back, officials said. 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. Get the facts on hazing. teammates urged them on. 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. Wrestling Four juveniles The player was treated for fluid in his lungs and later quit the school. Realistically, hazing can happen in almost any high school setting where there is an entry into a group but most prevalently happens with high school sports teams. The university canceled one football game, expelled a veteran Allegations of improper sexual touching, alcohol consumption and other Wisconsin Heights H.S. She said that 10% of all college students admit to being hazed in high school and 79% of college athletes report being hazed initially in high school, with 25% occurred 20 years after an Alfred University student died at Klan Alpine, a fraternity preferred counts of reckless endangerment. The NFHS is concerned about hazing and its potentially devastating impact on those involved. (Calif.) (S.C.) High school hazing: when rights become wrongs. Ten members of the Brockton High School team were suspended from school for 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.