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Piedmont, Alabama School Hazing Breakthrough: The 11th Circuit Ruling and Your Family’s Rights A federal appeals court has just handed a massive victory to survivors of school-based violence in Piedmont, Alabama. For years, institutions have hidden behind the excuse that locker room rituals like “keying”—a horrific act of sexualized violence—were merely “horseplay” or “teasing.” The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has now flatly rejected that defense, ruling that such conduct constitutes sexual harassment and discrimination under Title IX. If your child was subjected to the “keying” ritual or any form of emasculatory harassment within the Piedmont High School football program, the legal doors that were previously slammed shut are now wide open. We know the pressure that comes with challenging a high school football program in a small town. We know the code of silence that protects coaches and older players. Our child injury attorney team is here to tell you that the “grit” and “locker room tradition” defenses no longer shield a school district from federal accountability. “Keying” Is Sexual Assault, Not Locker Room Horseplay For too long, the culture in Piedmont, Alabama has allowed systemic abuse to be rebranded as team building. The Eleventh Circuit…