Judge tosses suit over hazing claims on prep football team

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge says former high school football players in Alabama and their parents can’t sue an ex-coach and others over claims that young team members were beaten in a hazing ritual. WALA-TV reports a court ruled in favor of former Davidson High School coach Fred Riley and others in dismissing the lawsuit that sought $12 million. The judge says the school workers are protected by legal immunity. The coach was ousted over the allegations in 2018, after police said 20 players were involved in a beating that broke the arm of their freshman quarterback.