WHEN A JV HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM,  THOUGHT TO BE LIKE A FAMILY, ALLEGEDLY COMMITS THE TRADITION OF “BROOMSTICK” HAZING TO NEW TEAMMATES, THE STORY IS GOING TO DRAW ONGOING NEGATIVE MEDIA ATTENTION.

Yesterday, the principal of Damascus High School in Maryland announced her resignation as a result of the alleged October 2018 “broomstick” hazing and rape of junior varsity football team members at the school.

This announcement follows news that the Damascus High’s JV football coach, Vincent Colbert, who was reported as the first school official to know about the attack (and that the school system waited hours to alert police) was placed on leave last month as part of the ongoing investigation…and later last night, a letter to coaches announced that the athletic director was also put on leave.

This heartbreaking news of hazing and sexual assault in high school is reminiscent of the suit The Fierberg National Law Group filed on behalf of the Ooltewah High School rape victim who was sodomized with a pool-cue by teammates.

Read our first Blog article regarding the Damascus alleged hazing here.

Follow the ongoing coverage at The Washington Post, WTOP  and CBS NEWS.