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Hazing at Alabama Colleges: A Legal Guide for Mobile County Parents & Families When Tradition Turns to Trauma: Understanding Hazing Risks for Alabama Students As a parent in Mobile County, you sent your child to college with pride and hope—to the University of Alabama's vibrant campus in Tuscaloosa, to Auburn University's spirited community, to South Alabama in our own backyard, or to countless other institutions where Alabama students pursue their dreams. You imagined football games, new friendships, and academic growth. You probably didn't imagine receiving a panicked call in the middle of the night, or seeing your child return home with unexplained injuries, trauma, or worse. Right now, in Texas, we're fighting one of the most serious hazing cases in the country. Leonel Bermudez, a University of Houston student, nearly lost his life to fraternity hazing that caused rhabdomyolysis (severe muscle breakdown) and acute kidney failure. According to detailed media coverage, Bermudez was subjected to extreme physical abuse through Pi Kappa Phi's Beta Nu chapter—forced through hundreds of push-ups and squats, made to endure simulated waterboarding with a hose, required to carry a degrading "pledge fanny pack," and coerced into consuming dangerous amounts of food until vomiting. The Click2Houston report…