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Maine West Hazing

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

10 Years Later: How Glenbrook North Recovered After Hazing Scandal

As Maine West's athletic hazing scandal continues to unfold, a much publicized GBN incident is revisited.

Amid allegations of hazing and bullying on Maine West High School athletic teams, and a lawsuit which names D-207 administrators, faculty, coaches and staff, the community surrounding the Des Plaines high school was suddenly forced to wonder which school traditions actually deserve the tolerance they once received. Northbrook is no stranger to these questions and challenges, having faced its own bout with a much publicized hazing scandal at Glenbrook North in 2003. But the GBN of today is a school recognized for its exceptional academic program, outstanding athletes and inspiring alumni. So how did the the school reinvent its image?  “Our realization was everyone in the community contributes to what we are, and for what this high school is…

Sunday, December 2, 2012

Poll: Are Schools Doing Enough to Stop Hazing, Bullying?

Three plaintiffs were added to a lawsuit against Maine West High School that alleges coaches condoned hazing.

A lawsuit against Maine West High School alleges that students were hazed and bullied, sometimes at the behest of coaches of some athletic teams. A police investigation into a hazing incident this year led to charges against six students. During a “campus run” the boy’s teammates grabbed him, according to the lawsuit, tore off his underwear, held him down so he could not resist, grabbed his testicles and sodomized him with their fingers and other foreign objects. Des Plaines police told the Chicago Sun-Times that they sought felony charges in the case, but Cook County prosecutors disagreed. Prosecutors said there was not enough evidence for the more serious charges and settled on misdemeanors, the Sun-Times reported. Since that initial …

peoplesuck

12:16 pm on Wednesday, December 19, 2012

I can't believe how many people think this is normal behavior. First of all this is rape by obvious homosexuals. I don't know about the other guys here but forcing another guy down and grabbing his testicles and forcing fingers into his anus is not only extremely gay but also rape. How any of you can say that kids today whine too much blows me away. Add to all this is the fact that the coach …   more ›

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