In 2021, Thomas “Lofton” Hazelwood’s death sparked conversations across Kentucky after he died from alcohol poisoning following a hazing incident in the Farmhouse Fraternity house at the University of Kentucky, reports Commonwealth Journal and Richmond Register. Two months after Lofton’s death, high school students proposed anti-hazing legislation during the annual Kentucky Youth Assembly mock government which paved the foundation for Senate Bill 9, known as Lofton’s Law. Senate Bill 9 would make hazing a stronger punishment in Kentucky and establish penalties for intentional and reckless participation in hazing. Intentional participation in hazing that leads to serious injury or death would be a Class D felony, punishable by up to five years in prison. Kentucky would be the 14th state to classify hazing that leads to death or serious injury as a felony.
Recent allegations of hazing with New Mexico State University's basketball program are being investigated, reports Inside Higher Ed. The program has been suspended for the remainder of the season and the head coach has been fired.
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