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Channel 2 asked her again Wednesday, what is the terminology around this investigation?

“Hazing does include all levels of torture and abuse and humiliation, and it sounds like that is exactly what happened in this case,” Olson said.
 
 

Hazing (US English), initiation ceremonies[1] (British English), bastardisation (Australian English), ragging (South Asia), or deposition, refers to the practice of rituals, challenges, and other activities involving harassment, abuse or humiliation used as a way of initiating a person into a group including a new fraternity, sorority, team, or club.[2]

Hazing is seen in many different types of social groups, including gangs, sports teams, schools, military units, and fraternities and sororities. The initiation rites can range from relatively benign pranks, to protracted patterns of behavior that rise to the level of abuse or criminal misconduct.[2] Hazing is often prohibited by law or prohibited by institutions such as colleges and universities because it may include either physical or psychological abuse. It may also include nudity or sexual assault.

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Spenard:
What’s good is that a young person told a parent, and the parent quickly reported. Shame is a powerful emotion, and these kinds of incidents may go undiscovered until it’s too late. The victims may then become perpetrators later, and the cycle continues.

I hope the adults involved will deliver appropriate punishment but will also do all that it takes to educate these young people. We desperately need comprehensive sexuality education in our schools and society. Human sexuality is a complex phenomenon–beautiful and powerful and potentially very harmful because of its power. The shame surrounding sexuality–don’t talk about it and it will not exist attitude–opens a way for hazing and even for sexual abuse at the highest levels of the church. Many will feel a desire for retribution, understandable, but we also need something more constructive and productive. This could be a teaching and learning moment. Let’s work to break the cycle.
 
 
 
 
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