Initiations and hazing rituals tend to be an unspoken part of sports, even all the way to the pros. Plenty of rookies have carried helmets, picked up enormous dinner tabs, or done any number of tasks for the amusement of veterans.
This need to initiate the new members even extend to cheerleader squads, and that’s got more than a dozen girls of one Texas high school in trouble. As KTRK-TV of Houston reports, the varsity cheerleaders of Morton Ranch High School are accused of putting the junior varsity girls through some interesting (if unsanitary) hazing rituals.
The sister of one of the JV cheerleaders described some of the disturbing actions:
“When a girl (BEEP) in her pants and puts her pants on another girl’s head, that’s just disgusting.”
The senior squad is also accused of taking some of the junior members, tying them up, and throwing them into a pool. The Katy Independent School District only released a statement saying, “‘The district is investigating an alleged off-campus incident possibly involving inappropriate behavior by certain students.’”
This hazing is only the latest bit of shenanigans from Morton Ranch High. The district has already had to deal with the fallout of a math teacher arrested and charged with having sex with 17-year-old male student.
As for the cheerleaders, they’re at a camp at Texas A&M, and the district has assured parents that the students there will be safe. I would hope that university officials have the pool locked or someone on duty (doody?) at all times.
10:19 am on July 31st, 2008
Every body gets some sort of initiation. If noone gets hurt them no harm done. Just deal with it and go on with your life.
5:54 pm on August 5th, 2008
I think this is one of the most dispicable things anyone could have ever come up with….and these girls are leaders…..NOT. These are some sick individuals.
Hazing has gotten totally out of control in our society to the point where people die for something that is supposed to be fun…thank God, none of these girls were hurt.
I think EVERY varsity cheearleader should be kicked off the cheer squad and suspended from school for the year and be sent to alternative school.
These girls could have died….come on KISD (Mr. Frailey) stand up and do something good for the district and follow through on the KISD your rules and procedures.
3:23 pm on August 24th, 2008
katyparents very long comment focused 100% on the hazing of cheerleaders (which none of them were injured) and said nothing about the teacher sleeping with her 17 yr old student. by the way, my sister is a jv member of the morton ranch squad and said she was never in any danger. she was tossed in a pool, but not while she was blindfolded or taped up. the girl that is making accusations is twisting the truth to make it sound worse than it is.
5:29 am on September 19th, 2008
i hope these dumb bitches die. this is the most disgusting thing i have ever seen i just watched it on E! tv worse hazing special. I was half asleep with the tv on and this fully woke me and i cannot go back to sleep. i cannot believe they were stupid enough to tape it. this kind of immaturity will not be out grown. they deserved a much harsher punishment.
1:25 pm on October 19th, 2008
tied with saran wrap
1:27 pm on October 19th, 2008
<strong>they were tied with saran wrap so they could get loose and it wasnt as bad as what they are making it jv was laughing about it and everyones parents knew what was going to happen because they are the ones who let the cheerleqaders in at 3 in the morning you guys dont know sh*ttt!</strong>
1:31 pm on October 19th, 2008
no one was hurt dumbass and no one was in danger they took them to ihop afterwards too they had no plans of hurting them this story is a lie speak the truth at least report the truth.my best buds on the sqaud this never happened.
12:45 pm on December 13th, 2008
man thos texan cows should be throw of for being fat… what is wit that baby fat on HS girls… run some laps and get sexy