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Tonight we are learning about another case of hazing at FAMU. Four more band members are facing charges, for what police says was the beating of five clarinet players trying to join a secret group within the Marching 100. As Whitney Ray tells us, the hazing ritual in question took place two months before the death of drum major Robert Champion.

Arrested for hazing, four FAMU band members are the latest students to face charges, after the school pledged to end the violent tradition… that may have cost one student his life.

The charges date back to September before the first home football game of the year. That’s when five pledges tried to join a subsection of the clarinets, according to court documents they had to endure a beating to get in. It happened here near FAMU’s campus. The pledges were told to play music while, according to police, senior members of the band punched and slapped them.

“The culture of the campus is changing,” said Floide Shelly, a member of FAMU Student Government.

Shelly says even though the incident occurred nearly five months ago, it’s proof FAMU is turning things around.

“Our student body has become a lot more aware and more cautions of how their actions not only affect themselves, but affect others,” said Shelly.

Governor Rick Scott says the school needs to uncover all hazing cases, even old ones.

“I’m glad that FAMU is taking this seriously. They are looking at the issues they’re dealing with. I hope there are no more incidents were somebody is hazed,” Scott said.

This is the second round of arrests at FAMU for hazing. But there still hasn’t been any arrests made in connection to the hazing that lead to Champion’s death.