[h=1]Kentucky fires entire cheerleading coaching staff, cites hazing, public nudity, alcohol abuse[/h]
[FONT="]The University of Kentucky cheerleading team has fired its entire coaching staff after an investigation uncovered incidents of hazing, public nudity and excessive alcohol use among cheerleaders.[/FONT]
[FONT="]The university announced the news on Monday in a detailed release. Head coach Jomo Thompson and assistants Ben Head, Spencer Clan and Kelsey LaCroix were all fired.
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[h=2]UK: Public nudity, alcohol at team retreat[/h][FONT="]A call from a family member in February prompted the investigation that revealed a party atmosphere at a team retreat at Lake Cumberland in Kentucky.[/FONT]
[FONT="]The investigation found that team members conducted gymnastics routines called “basket tosses” that involved cheerleaders tossing each other into the water from a dock while topless or bottomless. This was done at the direction of other team members and in view of team coaches, according to the release.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Former team members brought boats and alcohol to the retreat. The cheerleaders had boat parties while team members were partially nude, according to the release. Several team members required medical treatment from consuming excess alcohol as coaches did nothing to intervene.[/FONT]
[FONT="]At a separate cheerleading camp in Tennessee, members of the team were directed by others to perform lewd chants while wearing outfits without underwear[/FONT]
[FONT="]The University of Kentucky cheerleading team has fired its entire coaching staff after an investigation uncovered incidents of hazing, public nudity and excessive alcohol use among cheerleaders.[/FONT]
[FONT="]The university announced the news on Monday in a detailed release. Head coach Jomo Thompson and assistants Ben Head, Spencer Clan and Kelsey LaCroix were all fired.
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[h=2]UK: Public nudity, alcohol at team retreat[/h][FONT="]A call from a family member in February prompted the investigation that revealed a party atmosphere at a team retreat at Lake Cumberland in Kentucky.[/FONT]
[FONT="]The investigation found that team members conducted gymnastics routines called “basket tosses” that involved cheerleaders tossing each other into the water from a dock while topless or bottomless. This was done at the direction of other team members and in view of team coaches, according to the release.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Former team members brought boats and alcohol to the retreat. The cheerleaders had boat parties while team members were partially nude, according to the release. Several team members required medical treatment from consuming excess alcohol as coaches did nothing to intervene.[/FONT]
[FONT="]At a separate cheerleading camp in Tennessee, members of the team were directed by others to perform lewd chants while wearing outfits without underwear[/FONT]
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