School sports anti-hazing bill sees no opposition during RI House panel hearing

By: Alexander Castro

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: March 4, 2026

Words: 1,123

Last Updated: 6 days, 15 hours ago

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A bill to create a zero tolerance hazing policy for scholastic sports in Rhode Island received only supportive feedback from legislators and the public at its initial hearing Tuesday.

The legislation, H7003 by Rep. Joseph McNamara, a Warwick Democrat, would have the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) and the Rhode Island Interscholastic League (RIIL), the organization which oversees school athletics in the Ocean State, work together to craft a statewide anti-hazing policy for …

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