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Lawmakers seek to increase penalties for hazing Lawmakers seek to increase penalties for hazing

Lawmakers seek to increase penalties for hazing

Georgia Headlines February 28, 2021 Associated Press 0

Georgia lawmakers are again seeking to increase penalties for hazing, seeking to honor a Georgia teen who died from alcohol poisoning after a 2017... Lawmakers seek to increase penalties for hazing

Georgia lawmakers are again seeking to increase penalties for hazing, seeking to honor a Georgia teen who died from alcohol poisoning after a 2017 incident at a Louisiana State University fraternity. The Georgia Senate voted 47-0 on Friday for Senate Bill 85, which would make forcing people to participate in hazing a felony when someone is seriously injured, including by alcohol poisoning.

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