Des Plaines High School District Settles Hazing Suit For $1M

Friday, November 11th, 2016 Liability Litigation

A northwest suburban high school district has agreed to pay $1 million to settle a lawsuit by five former student athletes who said they were physically assaulted in hazing rituals. The payment of $200,000 to each of the five former students is meant to bring closure to an incident that put a national spotlight on Maine West High School in Des Plaines and the problem of school hazing. The Maine Township High School District 207 board voted Monday to approve the settlement, which will be paid by its insurers, but the school system admitted no wrongdoing.

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http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-maine-west-hazing-suit-settled-met-20161109-story.html

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