2 charged in drum major's hazing death are not FAMU students

I DON'T ATTEND COLLEGE, BUT
I MARCH AND HAZE OTHERS
IN THE FAMU BAND.
NOW, WHO IS CLUELESS?

ORLANDO, Florida -- At least two of the people charged with felony hazing in connection with the beating death of Florida A&M University drum major Robert Champion last fall should not have been traveling with the band because they were not enrolled in FAMU or one of the nearby schools that would allow participation in the band, according to school records obtained by the Orlando Sentinel.

In addition, nearly 100 others who were allowed to travel with the band may have been ineligible at the time of Champion's death after the Florida Classic football game in Orlando on Nov. 19.

FAMU's board of trustees was made aware of these potential violations of school policy Tuesday in documents sent to board members by school President James Ammons and his chief of staff, Rosalind Fuse-Hall.

Christopher Chestnut, a lawyer for Champion's parents, Pamela and Robert Champion, said Ammons' revelations underscore the family's belief that the university lacked procedures to protect band members from hazing.

"There were no rules, no regulations, no supervision," Chestnut said.

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