WFAA in Texas cites UMaine study in report on high school hazing
WFAA in Dallas, Texas cited a 2008 University of Maine study in the report, “Hazing is a crime. Why aren’t high schools doing more to stop it?” The national study, which was conducted by researchers Elizabeth Allan and Mary Madden, found an estimated 1.5 million high school students are hazed each year. Forty percent of athletes who reported being involved in hazing said the coach or adviser was aware of it. Twenty percent said the coach was involved, the report states.