There has been some problems with students in Nebraska being hazed while attending sports camps during the summer as part of some "initiation" process. It is long past time to end this kind of ridiculous behavior. Now students who haze underclassmen can be prosecuted.
From the Nebraska Council of School Administrators:
"Lawmakers gave final-round approval this morning to a bill that would expand the prohibition on hazing.
Current statute defines hazing as any activity by which a person intentionally or recklessly endangers the physical or mental health or safety of an individual for the purpose of initiation into, admission into, affiliation with or continued membership with any organization. Hazing committed by postsecondary students currently is prohibited.
LB 710, introduced and prioritized by Senator Dan Hughes, would extend the existing prohibition to include all primary and secondary school students. Senator Hughes believes that because most incidents occur off campus, many schools are unsure how to address hazing.
The bill would include in the definition of hazing: (i) acts of sexual penetration, (ii) exposure of genitals, (iii) lewd fondling and caressing of another person, and (iv) coercing another person to commit an act of public indecency. A person found to have committed an act of hazing would be guilty of a Class II misdemeanor, which carries a maximum penalty of six months in jail, a $1,000 fine or both.
LB 710 passed on a 47-0 vote."
