Players: Arizona school officials did nothing to stop abuse

 


PHOENIX (AP) — Five football players at an Arizona high school claimed in a lawsuit Wednesday that coaches and administrators knew upperclassmen were physically and sexually abusing them in hazing rituals but did nothing to stop it or punish their attackers.

The lawsuit said the attacks at Hamilton High School in Chandler continued because officials failed to confront the problem and instead dismissed complaints from students and parents.

The civil case was filed three months after prosecutors declined to file criminal charges against principal Ken James, athletic director Shawn Rustad an...



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