Court Favors School District, Which Was Sued in Basketball Hazing Incidents

A federal judge from the Southern District of Indiana has granted a partial motion for summary judgment to a school district after the team manager for one of its high school basketball teams was hazed by other team members, and subsequently sued, pursuant to Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972 and 42 U.S.C. § 1983.   Specifically, the plaintiff, M.D., claimed he was subjected to unlawful peer-on-peer harassment that violated his substantive due process and equal protection ri