May 8, 2012 --
Three of the thirteen arrests in the FAMU Hazing Death case were not enrolled students with Marching 100 which prompted a statement from FAMU which reads as follows:
A statement from Mrs. Sharon P. Saunders, Florida A&M University's chief communications officer.
“We were recently made aware of the fact that the three individuals were not enrolled. The university clearly has written guidelines that require marching band students to be enrolled at FAMU, FSU or TCC and in a specific band course. According to the Marching “100” Band Handbook, students cannot be issued a uniform unless their class schedule is submitted to the Department of Music. The University is reviewing this situation and ways to ensure that band guidelines are followed.”
The university has suspended the band's operations.
There's also an ongoing criminal investigation into the band's finances.
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