Domestic abuse has been an issue for the America in recent weeks, and is now a time to reflect on the past for many people in Sayreville. The school is under fire for covering up their football program from accusations and claims that older students harmed younger students in the locker room after practice. What bothers me is the fact that the coach wasn't doing his job. He was so dis-coherent to the rumors that was going on throughout the school about the bullying that was taking place, and was the last person who seemingly found out what was going on. It is believed by many experts that the bullying has went on for 10 days in September, without getting caught by a coach or higher official.
Now athletes involved in the hazing are now punished for their mistakes. They deny wrong doing and feel like based on personal experience, that it was "ok to bully other students because they went through it when they were a freshman." In a way, Sayreville reached out to many readers who read the NJ.com article. It isn't right to bully younger players just because they are defenseless and alone. Seniors and Juniors feel as though bully is acceptable in society and on the field, even though the main idea taught in schools is not to bully and to accept others. Apparently, Sayreville didn't get the message.
According to NJ.com, about 1.5 million high school students are still being hazed each year. There is a point to be made about that the consequences are higher for many kids that bully because of the widespread awareness that bullying brought around the country. The chilling thing to know is in the 50's and 60's punishments associated with hazing was much worse than it is today. Many factors played in to bullying with the main thing back then was racial divide which led to unreasonable punishments.
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