FAMU dismisses students charged with hazing | News

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - The four students charged last week
with hazing pledges of a Florida A&M marching band club known as
the Clones have been dismissed from the university. The move was announced Monday during a FAMU board of trustees
meeting.

The students will have a chance to appeal their dismissal
before a student judicial committee.

The four band members face misdemeanor hazing charges after
reports that other students were punched and paddled during an
initiation.

Last week's arrests are the latest in a scandal that
has rocked the university and its famed Marching 100 band.

The four students arrested were: Denise Bailey, 22; Brandon
Benson, 23; Hakeem Birch, 21 and Anthony Mingo, 22. According to a
police report, all denied that hazing occurred or said they didn't
know about it.