SANTA ANA, Calif.—The family of a former player for the heralded Mater Dei High School football team is suing the school for negligence, alleging he was severely injured in a team hazing ritual known as “Bodies” in which two players repeatedly land body punches on each other until one surrenders, it was reported Nov. 24.
The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in Orange County Superior Court, accuses the team’s head coach, Bruce Rollinson, of having an “outrageous” dismissive attitude about the “dangers created by Bodies,” the Orange County Register reported.
