New Guidelines For Student-Athlete Supervision In Place For MCPS, Follows Damascus High School Incident

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) -- Montgomery County Public Schools issued new guidelines and expectations from its student-athletes.

The new guidelines come following an incident inside a locker room at Damascus High School last fall.

Investigators said that four JV football players assaulted their teammates with a broomstick inside a Damascus High School locker room.

4 Damascus High Students Indicted On Rape Charges 

The new rules state that coaches are in charge of supervising athletes in the locker room before a game or practice.

Coaches are also required to show a presentation to athletes that discusses hazing and bullying.

Follow @CBSBaltimore on Twitter and like WJZ-TV | CBS Baltimore on Facebook

In:
• Montgomery County