FAMU suspends dance team

Florida A&M University, I’m still reeling from the drum major’s death caused by hazing Robert Champion It was suspended 10 months ago Torque Dance Team following allegations of an off-campus visit bullying Incident. Interim President Larry Robinson said the university received an anonymous report from a parent on Tuesday afternoon about an alleged incident over Labor Day weekend. “The university takes any allegations of harassment very seriously and acted quickly to close the organization pending the completion of an investigation,” Robinson said in a news release. “We have no tolerance for harassment. This is unfortunate and will not be tolerated. It is unreasonable for a student organization to engage in hazing given what happened last year.”

The campus police chief, dean of students and director of student activities were all informed of the allegations. Robinson added that an investigation into the matter has been launched, but details of what may have been found have not been released. According to the university, the dance team had been inactive since December 2011 because it did not have an advisor. FAMU, which has been trying to crack down on hazing since the death of drum major Robert Champion last November, suspended it Marching 100 Twelve people are facing hazing charges and two others are facing misdemeanor charges. They have pleaded not guilty.