"Multiple members of the football team participated in a brief, approximately 90-second prank against a freshman student, While the freshman was using a urinal in a communal bathroom, with his back to the door, students closed the door, moved a bench in front of it, threw ice into the bathroom, and sprayed a few bursts of disinfectant into the open area above the door."
"The complaint said that when the team captains met with the principal, they made it clear that this was a regular occurrence. After further investigation involving interviewing more than 20 team members, the complaint said, it became clear that the freshman was not a specific target, but that anyone who used that bathroom experienced the same prank. The complaint said team members did not report any anti-Semitic remarks, and most did not know the freshman's religion at the time."
Parents of five Smithfield High School football seniors filed a Nov. 7 complaint with the state Education Department denying antisemitic hazing allegations and asserting that a Sept. 29 locker-room incident was a brief prank. The complaint describes a roughly 90-second prank during which students closed a bathroom door, moved a bench, threw ice inside, and sprayed disinfectant above the door while a freshman used a urinal. Team captains told the principal the prank was routine. Interviews with more than 20 team members reportedly showed the freshman was not specifically targeted, that no anti‑Semitic remarks were reported, and most players did not know his religion.
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