FAMU Suspends Dance Team After Another Hazing Allegation

Prior hazing death drew national attention

Florida A&M University suspended a student dance team Tuesday after a parent reported that hazing had occurred at an off-campus event. The parent alleged that the all-female dance team allegedly conducted hazing involving alcohol consumption and "running up hills" over Labor Day weekend. FAMU has launched an investigation. "The university takes very seriously any allegation of hazing and has moved quickly to shut the organization down pending the outcome of an investigation. We have zero tolerance for hazing. It's deplorable and will not be tolerated. It is unconscionable that a student organization would participate in any hazing activity considering what has transpired in the past year," said Larry Robinson, the university's interim president. The suspension comes less than a year after drum major Robert Champion, 26, died in November from being badly beaten during a hazing ritual on a band bus after a football game. (CNN)

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