CAMBRIDGE — The Nebraska State Patrol is investigating accusations of hazing by Cambridge Public Schools students at a summer wrestling camp in Hastings.
The district said two students came forward with complaints. Superintendent Robert Gregory said the district is cooperating with the investigation. No arrests have been reported.
Hastings College hosted a team wrestling camp for students grades 7 to 12 from June 29 to July 1. Hastings College Vice President of Marketing Susan Meeske said the college has not been contacted by law enforcement.
Patrol spokeswoman Deb Collins confirmed investigators are looking into allegations of hazing involving juveniles on the Cambridge wrestling team. She said reports, once completed, will be forwarded to the Adams County Attorney.
Chief Deputy Sheriff Doug Brown said the Furnas County Sheriff's Office is waiting for the patrol to finish investigating the incident before starting its own investigation into whether any crime occurred in Furnas County. The Cambridge school is in Furnas County; Hastings College is in Adams County.
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Brown said a student had media on a phone that might depict the hazing and that the phone was voluntarily turned over to law enforcement and is being analyzed by patrol.
School Board President Dean Cope referred all requests for comment to the school superintendent.