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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wake up folks, this stuff goes on in every high school and college. Maybe not tape with a broomstick but things like a person has to sleep with a person others pick out, drug use, tattoos, cleaning locker rooms,  dorms etc.  Notjust athletes either all sorts of clubs, frats, organizations. [/quote]

You just compared tattoos to rape with a broom stick.  :shock: [/quote]

I think most parents would agree that this type of behavior should be stopped.  This thread is about a JV high school football team.

At our school we have several teams that have issues and some that don't.  What is the difference?  The coaching staff.  Coaches who demean student athletes and set a bad example create students who model the bullying behavior.  A coach that treats student athletes equally and fairly, sets the rules at the beginning of the season, and addresses problems with the team as they occur creates team unity where students wouldn't think to turn on students in this type of abusive fashion.

Something made these kids think it was ok to behave this way.  There clearly was no supervision in the locker room to create the opportunity for the incident to occur.  Multiple students were the perpetrators (up to 5 arrests now - maybe more coming).  That points to the team climate and possibly the school climate that condones bullying.  All MCPS Principals and Athletic Directors should have a meeting to fix the issues in their athletic programs and let student athletes know that "rituals" that harm other students in any fashion is considered hazing and will not be tolerated.  [/quote]

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