Report: Robertson coaches botched hazing response

LAS VEGAS, N.M. (AP) - Coaches at Robertson High School failed to adequately supervise boys at a football camp last month or look into allegations of sexual assault by other players, allowing more boys to fall victim, according to a report by district officials.

After the allegations surfaced, six football players were suspended 10 days for violating the district's anti-bullying policy. Five subsequently were suspended through the end of the year; a sixth was expelled.

New Mexico State Police separately issued a 102-page report last week on the hazing, which involved allegations of sodomy with a broomstick.

The investigation by the Las Vegas City Schools district concluded that coaches should have been checking cabins more often and making sure coaches were available during breaks for proper supervision.

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