Texas high school hazing incident with hot sauce, lap dances sends student to emergency room

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An alleged hazing incident at a Texas high school that sent one football player to the hospital with burn injuries has resulted in 21 students being suspended.

The Alamo Heights Police Department is investigating after 21 students were suspended at Alamo Heights High School in San Antonio, Texas stemming from a hazing incident that sent one student to the emergency room with skin burns to his lower body, KENS-TV reported this week.  The football players were reportedly initiating new players onto the varsity team as part of a school tradition that involved hot sauce, cookies, and lap dances. "The senior boys did an initiation, where they went out to the baseball fields and made the younger players put cookies dipped in hot sauce between their butt cheeks," a source told KENS-TV. "Then, they had to race each other, and if any of the cookies fell out the person would have to eat it. They made them do this in an open space completely naked." BOY, 5, DIES AFTER BEING LEFT IN HOT CAR OUTSIDE TEXAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DURING TRIPLE-DIGIT TEMPERATURES

Alamo Heights High School in San Antonio, Texas (Google Maps)

The source added that some players had hot sauce thrown at them and that some of the freshman were forced to strip down to their boxers and give lap dances to cheerleaders at the party. "Last week, the District received multiple messages through our anonymous tip line regarding safety concerns and allegations of misconduct by some players on the football team," Alamo Heights ISD director of communications Julie Ann Matonis said in a statement. "The alleged incident did not take place on AHISD property nor was it during school hours. District administrators and coaches had no knowledge of any allegations prior to receiving the reports. The District immediately investigated the matter thoroughly and took appropriate action. Because of student confidentiality laws, the District is prohibited from sharing any additional information." BEDRIDDEN TEXAS MOTHER FOUND IN ‘DEPLORABLE’ HEALTH, OPEN BED SORES AND MOLD ON BODY; ADULT CHILDREN ARRESTED Local sports talk radio host Mike Taylor said on Wednesday that "almost the entire" team was punished for the incident receiving two game suspensions, in-house suspensions, and community service. According to KENS-TV, some victims of the hazing incident will also be suspended.  "Nobody would ever want this to happen to their child," Kara Van De Kieft, a parent of junior high students in the district, told the outlet. "It is something that is a concern to me as a parent of somebody who will be going to the high school next year." The Alamo Heights Independent School District did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.

Alamo Heights High School (Google Maps)

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The Alamo Heights football team opened their season on Friday night with a 42-39 loss to San Antonio’s Seguin High School. 

Andrew Mark Miller is a writer at Fox News. Find him on Twitter @andymarkmiller and email tips to AndrewMark.Miller@Fox.com.

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UN high seas biodiversity talks end without deal

Member states of the global body fail to finalise a treaty to protect the high seas following two weeks of negotiations.

Greenpeace accuses EU, US and Canada of rejecting the proposal out of "greed" to keep the resources for themselves. (AFP Archive)

UN member states have ended two weeks of negotiations without a treaty to protect biodiversity in the high seas, an agreement that would have addressed growing environmental and economic challenges. "Although we did make excellent progress we still do need a little bit more time to progress towards the finish line," said conference chair Rena Lee on Friday. Lee added that a plenary session had nonetheless approved the resumption of the negotiations at a future unspecified date. After 15 years, including four prior formal sessions, negotiators have yet to reach a legally binding text to address the growing environmental and economic challenges involving international waters –– a zone that encompasses almost half the planet. Many had hoped that this fifth session, which began on August 15 at the United Nations headquarters in New York, would be the last and yield a final text on "the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction," or BBNJ for short. A new version of the treaty –– distributed to delegates on Friday morning just hours before the official end of negotiations, and seen by the AFP news agency –– still included many paragraphs open to negotiation. One of the most sensitive issues revolves around the sharing of possible profits gained from developing genetic resources in international waters, where pharmaceutical, chemical and cosmetic companies hope to find miracle drugs, products or cures. Such costly research at sea is largely the prerogative of rich nations, but developing countries do not want to be left out of potential windfall profits drawn from marine resources that belong to no one. Only 1% of international waters are protected "While it's disappointing that the treaty wasn't finalised during the past two weeks of negotiations, we remain encouraged by the progress that was made," said Liz Karan with the NGO Pew Charitable Trusts, calling for a new session by the end of the year. Greenpeace on Thursday accused the EU, the United States and Canada of rejecting the proposal out of "greed" to keep the resources for themselves. The high seas begin at the border of nations' exclusive economic zones (EEZs) –– which by international law reach no more than 200 nautical miles (370 kilometres) from each country's coast –– and are under no state's jurisdiction. Sixty percent of the world's oceans fall under this category. And while healthy marine ecosystems are crucial to the future of humanity, particularly to limit global heating, only one percent of international waters are protected. One of the key pillars of an eventual BBNJ treaty is to allow the creation of marine protected areas, which many nations hope will cover 30 percent of the Earth's ocean by 2030. Source: AFP

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Indus River in high flood at Taunsa and Guddu barrages

SUKKUR: Indus river has been in high flood at Taunsa and Guddu barrages and medium flood at Sukkur Barrage, quoting the Flood Forecasting Division (FFD), ARY News reported on Monday. The Indus River has been in high flood at Taunsa and Guddu barrages as widespread rainfall hits the country, the FFD said. The inflow of river water at Tarbela Dam has been measured 2,57,000 cusecs, while the discharge has been recorded 2,40,800 cusecs. The inflow of river water at Kalabagh has been measured 2,69,000 cusecs, while the discharge has been recorded 2,64,500 cusecs. The inflow of river water at Chashma has been gauged 3,40,800 cusecs, while the outflow has been measured 3,22,800 cusecs. Indus river has been in low flood at Tarbela, Kalabagh and Chashma waterworks. The river has been in high flood at Taunsa Barrage with inflow of the water has been measured 5,50,500 cusecs, while the discharge of water has also been recorded 5,50,500 cusecs. Indus river has also been in high flood at Guddu barrage with inflow of water measured 4,82,900 cusecs, while the outflow has been recorded 4,82,900 cusecs. The river has been in medium flood at Sukkur barrage with inflow measured 4,17,900 cusecs, while the discharge has also been 4,17,900 cusecs. The inflow of river water at Kotri Barrage has been measured 2,46,800 cusecs, while the outflow has also been recorded 2,46,800 cusecs. Indus has been in low flood in the downstream of Kotri Barrage. Pakistan has received above-normal rainfall this year in most parts of the country, which has caused flash floods in the country. All off-taking canals of Kotri, Sukkur, Guddu and Taunsa barrages on Indus River, have been closed over apprehensions of likely breaches due to flooding in the river.

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