Sunday, April 8, 2012

FAMU passes stricter hazing rules — lack of charges frustrates Champion's mom

The Scales of Justice for Drum Major
Robert Champion awaits decision
by Florida's Ninth Circuit State
Attorney's Office.
TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Trustees at Florida A&M University on Thursday adopted a new rule requiring virtually all who have a relationship with the school — students, employees, volunteers and even vendors — to report any hazing activity they learn about to campus police within 24 hours.

Meanwhile, the mother of FAMU drum major Robert Champion, who died after a hazing in Orlando in November, expressed frustration that no one has been charged.

Last week, law-enforcement officials forwarded their investigation into Champion's beating death to the Orange-Osceola State Attorney's Office. But prosecutors have not decided how to proceed with the case — a tough case made more complicated because of the large number of people who likely were involved.

Pam Champion is pleading for answers. "What I'm looking for is to get some answers — to know what they're going to do," she said. "We've been very patient, to let the system just work out. It would be nice to get some answers."

As the State Attorney's Office continues reviewing the nearly 5-month-old case, FAMU leaders are ...

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