Florida A&M University’s famed marching band is being suspended for at least one more school year as officials try to cleanse the hazing culture that led to the death of a drum major, the school’s president said Monday. FAMU President James Ammons said the Marching 100 should stay off the field at least until a [...]
FAMU Band Director Steps Down
May 10, 2012 | Posted by
The beleaguered director of Florida A&M University’s marching band announced Thursday that he was stepping down from the suspended marching unit even as Florida’s top state university official asked that the band be kept off the field because of a hazing scandal. Eleven Florida A&M, or FAMU, band members have been charged with felony hazing [...]
Robert Champion Family Charges FAMU With Coverup, Calls for Band to Be Disbanded
May 4, 2012 | Posted by
The family of Robert Champion, the FAMU band member who was killed in a hazing incident, continued to put pressure on the school to take action, calling for the marching band to be discontinued and charging through their attorney that the school’s alumni engaged in a cover-up by coaching students before their testimony. The family [...]
Robert Champion’s Mother: Prosecutors Should Set an Example With FAMU Hazing Charges
May 3, 2012 | Posted by
Pam Champion, who lost her son Robert to hazing by FAMU band members last September, said she was disappointed that most of the 13 band members charged in the case are facing felony hazing, which brings a maximum sentence of just six years. Asked by CNN’s Anderson Cooper whether she was hoping for murder or [...]
FAMU Hazing Death Update: Band Members Facing Charges
May 1, 2012 | Posted by
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — At least five Florida A&M band members will face charges in the hazing death of a drum major in Orlando last fall, authorities said Tuesday. Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings said that multiple defendants will be charged in Robert Champion’s death, although he refused to say what the charges are. At least [...]
