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District 4, Sheriff’s Office Investigating Possible Hazing at WHS

By Jay King
HOMETOWN NEWS

Spartanburg School District Four officials and the Spartanburg Sheriff’s Office are investigating allegations of possible hazing involving members of both the junior varsity and varsity baseball teams.
According to District Four Superintendent Rallie Liston, several sources contacted the administration about concerns of hazing involving the teams.
“At the end of last week three different sources informed me of possible behavioral issues with both the varsity and junior varsity baseball teams in regards to incidents occurring on the bus,” Liston said.
He added that he then contacted Woodruff High Principal Karen Neal, District Four Athletic Director Scott Lawson and Woodruff High School Resource Officer Mitchell Taylor and instructed them to perform a complete investigation into the matter. They were instructed to interview all players on both teams and the coaches of both teams.
Spartanburg Sheriff’s Office spokesman Tony Ivey said that the sheriff’s office became involved Friday when Liston informed the school resource officer. He said at that point, the sheriff’s office began its own investigation.
Ivey said the school resource officer spent the majority of Friday interviewing team members and compiling a report of those statements. Ivey said the next step would be to hand the matter over to the investigative division to make a determination if the evidence indicates that criminal charges would be warranted.
“I don’t know how long it will take once investigations gets hold of it,” Ivey said.
Ivey added that the public needs to know that the administration took the allegations seriously and informed the appropriate people immediately to begin the investigative process.
“For the record, I am the one who initiated this investigation,” Liston said. “I intend to review all the data and results that come from the investigation and plan to announce my decision by the end of the week.”
jking@hometown-news.com

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