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Nothing to cheer about in Katy

KATY, Texas, July 30 (UPI) — Texas officials say they are investigating a case involving several cheerleaders accused of endangering the safety of underclassmen during hazing rituals.At least a dozen varsity cheerleaders at Morton Ranch High School in Katy, Texas, are accused of hazing 14 junior varsity squad members last week, KTRK-TV, Houston, reported.

Some underclassmen said older cheerleaders bound their hands and forced them to wear blindfolds before throwing them into a pool.

“Once you duct tape someone’s hands, blindfold them throw them in a pool, start flicking their body parts, that’s way too far,” a junior varsity cheerleader’s sister said.

“The district is investigating an alleged off-campus incident possibly involving inappropriate behavior by certain students,” a Katy Independent School District official told reporters.

By Hank Nuwer

Journalist Hank Nuwer tracks hazing deaths in fraternities and schools. Nuwer is the Alaska author of Hazing: Destroying Young Lives; Broken Pledges: The Deadly Rite of Hazing, High School Hazing, Wrongs of Passage and The Hazing Reader. In April of 2024 and April 2025 , the Alaska Press Club awarded him first place in the Best Columnist division.

He has written articles or columns on hazing for the Sunday Times of India, Toronto Globe & Mail, Harper's Magazine, Orlando Sentinel, The Chronicle of Higher Education and the New York Times Sunday Magazine. His current book is Hazing: Destroying Young Lives from Indiana University Press. He is married to Malgorzata Wroblewska Nuwer of Fairbanks, Alaska. Read his musings in his blog at Real Alaska Daily--http://realalaskadaily.com

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