Court Provides Partial Victory to District, Coaches and Other Athletic Officials in Hazing Case

A federal judge from the Western District of Oklahoma has granted a partial victory to a school district and various employees after considering their motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a student athlete, who alleged that he was a victim of hazing and improper conduct by other students and defendant baseball coach Jayson Wilson.   Plaintiffs Jim and Peggy Culbertson are the parents of high school student L.C., who was the victim in this case. In the summer of 2007, L.C. began playing ba