A federal judge has approved a settlement between Proctor Public Schools and the family of a former high school football player who was sexually assaulted by his teammates in a 2021 hazing incident involving a toilet plunger.

The civil suit, which the family filed in August 2022, alleges Proctor High School staff and coaches knew about a pattern of hazing within the football program and violated the student’s civil rights by not putting an end to the practice. The filing claimed the school district’s inaction rose “to the level of being deliberate and intentional indifference.”

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