Hank Nuwer, Author; Hazing Deaths Database The Indianapolis Star is looking for
first-hand accounts of hazing in its service area only.
If you were hazed at a Central Indiana school and are willing to talk about it, contact reporter Andy Gammill by 4 p.m. today at andy.gammill@indystar.com.
ATO kicked out members for failing to meet high standards.
There is one area that journalists and commentators like myself have missed entirely as
we cover the hazing assaults and even alleged sexual assaults like the one involving the basketball team at Carmel High School north of Indianapolis.
Namely, the bus company and its driver need to contribute what they know.
What is the bus company’s position on pasengers (coaches or athletes) walking about (let alone conducting a reign of terror of sorts) the bus when it is in motion?
Who was the driver of the Carmel HS basketball bus on the day of the alleged attacks? What does he/she say he/she saw in his mirror while driving on the day these alleged attacks occurred?
Did he file any reports documenting suspicious or potentially illegal conduct on the Carmel HS basketball bus?
Does the bus company have any other disturbance reports for Carmel HS involving athletic teams?
Have there been any fights aboard Carmel buses in general?
Finally…Are schoolbus companies–owned by a school district or chartered– required in any way to report fights, potential crimes, assaults on buses to any other authority? If so, there may be a paper trail on the Carmel basketball incident.
If NOT, should they be so required?
Respectfully submitted, Hank Nuwer