{"id":41,"date":"2026-05-26T22:42:53","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T22:42:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=41"},"modified":"2026-05-26T22:42:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T22:42:53","slug":"cheltenham-cancels-2026-varsity-jv-football-seasons-after-locker-room-assault","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=41","title":{"rendered":"Cheltenham cancels 2026 varsity, JV football seasons after locker room assault"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div><audio><\/audio><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Cheltenham Township School District announced Tuesday that it had canceled the 2026 varsity and junior varsity football seasons, saying more work was needed to reset the program after a locker room assault last September.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=39\">Philly\u2019s airport just lost Spirit Airlines. Another low-cost airline is moving in.<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cAfter careful consideration, a difficult decision has been made to cancel the varsity and junior varsity football programs for the 2026 season,\u201d Superintendent Brian Scriven said in a message to the community Tuesday.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The district needs to complete \u201cseveral critical tasks\u201d before resuming the programs, Scriven said, but cannot move forward while internal and external investigations are still ongoing.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Cheltenham canceled last year\u2019s football season in October amid hazing allegations. The district said in January that an external investigation had found that about 20 students witnessed a Sept. 3 student-on-student assault in the football locker room and did nothing to stop it; several \u201cparticipated freely,\u201d and some filmed it, Scriven said in a January message.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The investigation also found there was insufficient supervision of students by the coaching staff, and a \u201ctoxic and negative culture\u201d in the football program, according to Scriven.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>At the time, Scriven said the district needed to take certain steps before restarting the program, including hiring new coaching staff, formalizing supervision and incident-reporting protocols, and producing training materials around standards of conduct for student-athletes.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>On Tuesday, Scriven said the district was unable to plan for a 2026 season while investigations were still underway.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe district cannot build a path forward around unknowns,\u201d the superintendent said. \u201cThe scope and nature of what must be addressed will be determined by the evidence, and that process must be allowed to run its course before any meaningful next steps can be taken.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=37\">CHOP reported $271 million in operating profit for the nine months ended March 31<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t immediately clear Tuesday what investigations were not yet completed. In January, Scriven said there were several \u201cstudent-specific Title IX and disciplinary matters\u201d in progress, as well as investigations by the Cheltenham Township Police and Montgomery County District Attorney\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>A district spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment Tuesday on the ongoing investigations.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The district previously denied a Right-to-Know request by The Inquirer seeking the findings from the external investigation that was completed in January; the district cited the portion of Pennsylvania\u2019s Right-to-Know law that exempts records of noncriminal investigations from public disclosure.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>While the varsity and junior varsity programs are canceled, Cheltenham will field a ninth-grade football team next year, Scriven said Tuesday. Students with questions about transfer protocols, meanwhile, should contact the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association, the superintendent said.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>He also said the district will \u201cbegin exploring opportunities to work with coaches and advisors more intentionally to ensure pep band, drumline, color guard, and cheerleading continue to have opportunities to compete and proudly represent Cheltenham High School.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The district \u201crecognizes that this uncertainty is difficult for students, families, and staff,\u201d Scriven said, and \u201cwraparound support services will be available to anyone who needs them\u201d through the end of the school year, along with licensed counselors.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe encourage anyone who is feeling the weight of this to reach out,\u201d Scriven said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=35\">Delaware is moving ahead on plans for a container port that could take traffic from Philadelphia<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Superintendent Brian Scriven said investigations into a locker room assault last season that was witnessed by about 20 students need to &quot;run their course.&quot;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":40,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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