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This is a list of hazing deaths in the United States. This is not an exhaustive list. An exact list is not available because there is no central system for tracking hazing deaths, and the role of hazing in some deaths is subject to disagreement. Inclusion in this list requires that the incident was described by the media as a hazing-related death.
In Polish schools, hazing is known as kocenie (literally 'catting', coming from the noun kot cat) [citation needed]. It often features cat-related activities, like competitive milk-drinking [citation needed]. Other popular tasks include measuring a long distance (i.e. hallways) with matches.
Hazing is an age-old practice and can be traced back to Ancient Greece when Plato observed it among his students in fourth-century B.C. Athens, according to Hank Nuwer, a journalist and author of ...
Timothy Piazza was a Penn State sophomore who died in 2017 after being hazed. His parents spoke to BI about their son, his death, and how the legal system fails hazing victims.
Dedovshchina (Russian: дедовщина, lit. 'reign of old-timers') is the informal practice of hazing and abuse of junior conscripts historically in the Soviet Armed Forces and today in the Russian Armed Forces, Internal Troops, and to a much lesser extent FSB, Border Guards, as well as in other armed forces and special services of former Soviet Republics.
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A U.S. Navy SEAL has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in the hazing death of a U.S. Army Green Beret while the men served together in Africa.
The Anti-Hazing Act was crafted in response to Castillo's death. The Castillos urged lawmakers to define hazing as a "heinous crime," hoping that it would "deter" those who plan to disregard and violate the said law.
Stone's death prompted renewed interest in the Ohio General Assembly to pass "Collin's Law," a bill to make hazing a felony in Ohio. It was signed into law on July 6, 2021. [5] In January 2023, BGSU and the Foltz family agreed to a settlement of $2.9 million, the largest hazing payout by a public university in the history of Ohio.