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Eight kicked off of a Phoenix high school football team for hazing

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By Anthony Caruso III | Publisher

Unfortunately, there has been another hazing incident in sports. According to the Associated Press, eight high school football players have been kicked off the team for hazing.

Those players from Paradise Valley High School were involved in an incident on July 20th at a football camp in El Cajon, California. According to reports, once the incident happened, the camp was cut short.

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“After the administration at Paradise Valley High School conducted a thorough investigation into allegations of a hazing incident involving students attending a football camp in El Cajon, California, it was determined that those students, who were found to be involved the hazing incident and in violation of the District policy were appropriately disciplined, and eight students will not be returning to the football team for the 2016 football season,” the school statement said, according to CBS 5 in Arizona. “Due to Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) we cannot release the names of the students involved.”

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“At PV Schools, we work hard to provide a safe environment for our students. We have strict rules regarding hazing that are communicated in our student handbook. We take these allegations very seriously, and we will not tolerate hazing, bullying, or abuse of any kind.”

All the boys involved are juveniles, according to the El Cajon police. Walt Miller, an El Cajon Lieutenant, said that the boys were “humiliated” from the incident, but wouldn’t go into details.

The investigation is ongoing. No charges have been filed at this time, but may be filed in the future, depending on the investigation.

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The team in question that the players got kicked off of went undefeated last season and went to the Division III Championship game. They lost in the final game of the season.

Their first game of the season begins on August 19th.

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    Anthony Caruso III
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    Anthony Caruso III is the Publisher of The Capital Sports Report. He has been in the Journalism field since August 2002. Since that time, Mr. Caruso has covered many marquee events. This includes 13 Heisman Trophy ceremonies, 2 Little World Series events, and one Army-Navy College Football game.
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