The Sayreville hazing case and New Jersey antibullying law
ListenGuests: Vernal Coleman, Stuart Green, Elizabeth Allan
Seven varsity football players have been charged and arrested for their involvement in alleged hazing incidents at Sayreville War Memorial High School in New Jersey, causing the football season to be cancelled. The scandal has deeply divided the community where the football team has been a source of pride. This hour, guest host Mary Cummings-Jordan gets an update on Sayreville from New Jersey Advanced Media reporter VERNAL COLEMAN. Then STUART GREEN, director of the New Jersey Coalition for Bullying Awareness and Prevention, discusses what this case says about New Jersey’s strict anti-bullying law that passed three years ago. And finally, University of Maine hazing expert ELIZABETH ALLAN, explains why hazing happens and how to prevent it.
WHYY is your source for fact-based, in-depth journalism and information. As a nonprofit organization, we rely on financial support from readers like you. Please give today.
Brought to you by Radio Times
Radio Times
WHYY's Radio Times is an engaging and timely call-in program that tackles wide-ranging issues of concern to listeners in the Delaware Valley.
Subscribe for free
The opioid crisis in Philadelphia
Air Date: July 12, 2017
Listen 48:59
Sex trafficking in the Philadelphia region
Air Date: April 3, 2017
Listen 00:49:27
Combating the opioid epidemic in the Philadelphia region
Air Date: March 28, 2017
Listen 00:49:30