All of This Is True by Lygia Day Penaflor

Author:Lygia Day Penaflor
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2018-04-06T00:00:00+00:00

NEW YORK CITY MAGAZINE

FOUR-PART SERIES

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DATE: October 16, 2016

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SUBJECT: Articles

Have you seen these???

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South Carmine: A District Steeped in Hazing Culture

Prior to last month’s alleged hazing incident involving high school wrestling champions, there were dozens of complaints to the South Carmine School District regarding hazing, as indicated in records going back several years. South Carmine is known among its students, as well as those in neighboring towns and rival sports districts, as a school with a hazing culture that runs deep. Complaints have ranged from name-calling and “checking” in the hallways (where a student bumps another in order to knock the books out of his arms) to “pantsing” (pulling someone’s pants down), and dousing students with urine, and escalate to the most recent case of sexual simulation and assault. School administrators failed to pursue the majority of complaints from years past, while other incidences were barely investigated past the questioning stage. In some cases, students were advised to drop their complaints or run the risk of jeopardizing their place on a sports team.

Hazing practices were also reported in South Carmine Middle School. Complaints date back six years, which is as long as the district holds disciplinary records. These include reports of a student’s clothing getting stolen from a locker room, a student being held down while being smothered with soiled underwear, and food tampering.

When asked about the frequency of hazing in their school district, South Carmine student athletes said they are well aware of the school’s history of hazing. In fact, they expect some degree of initiation upon joining a team. “Everyone knows it goes on,” said Henry Lafferty, 18, a South Carmine senior. “When you go out for a sport, you brace yourself because you know that something’s coming.” Jeff Bukowski, 17, a South Carmine senior, said, “Some people get it worse than others, but it’s meant to toughen you up. If you’re respected, if you’re good enough, you don’t have anything to worry about.” Michael Yang, 18, basketball team cocaptain, said, “I don’t know that everything that’s been said about the wrestlers is true. If a guy’s got something against another guy, you never know what he’ll make up about you.” Bryant Hersey, 17, a South Carmine honor student, said, “When it comes to the hazing in general, it’s just part of being in the group. A lot of kids would trade places with you if they could be part of something important.”

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Long Island Community in Uproar

Parents and community members in the South Carmine School District have expressed outrage today at Judge Perry Larsing’s swift decision to sentence the three ringleaders, ages 16, 17, and 17 of the high school wrestling team hazing incident to 9 to 12 months in a juvenile detention facility. Judge Perry Larsing had already been criticized for trying the boys as minors; many South Carmine residents expected the boys to be tried as adults due to the nature and severity of the crimes.

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