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McCook Gazette

Hazing bill advances

Thursday, March 24, 2016

McCOOK, Neb. -- District 44 State Sen. Dan Hughes' bill expanding hazing prohibitions to younger students passed on final reading this morning on a 47-0-2 vote. Sen. Hughes said just prior to the floor debate he thought it would go well.

The legislation stems from a hazing incident at Cambridge High School which resulted in the expulsion of at least one student and the firing of a wrestling coach who is now appealing the decision.

The Nebraska Attorney General's Office also filed felony child abuse charges against two Cambridge High seniors in February, stemming from the incident. According to a report in the Lincoln Journal Star, the incident involved a freshman being forced to eat doughnuts off the older boys' genitalia while others watched.

Adams County Attorney Donna Fegler Daiss declined to prosecute the incident as a hazing, saying Nebraska law indicated those incidents must involve post-secondary organizations, leading to Sen. Hughes' legislation and the attorney general's office charges.

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  • Where are the parents in this situation? Why didn't they raise their kids to know that something like this is wrong instead of cute, funny or no big deal. Felony abuse charges are are start but not severe enough. What about indecent exposure or sexual abuse?

    It's situations like this where people think the "good ole boys club" is fun and should let things slide.

    It's time to put a stop to this and teach our kids right from wrong and accept responsibility. This will be scarred in the freshman's head for life.

    -- Posted by FNLYHOME on Thu, Mar 24, 2016, at 4:10 PM
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