Judge Rules That Former High School Football Players Cannot Sue School Officials

By Arthur J. Abruzzo and Michael S. Carroll   On October 31, 2018, prior to one of their final afternoon practices of the season, four Damascus (Maryland) High School freshman Junior Varsity (JV) football players were held against their will, while five other teammates removed their pants and forcibly inserted a pole or broom handle into their anus in a hazing ritual known as “brooming.” This hazing ritual was a common way for sophomore players to threaten, intimidate, and control their