FAMU president resigns amid hazing scandal
ORLANDO, Fla. (MCT) — Florida A&M University President James Ammons resigned Wednesday amid a growing scandal over the hazing death of drum major Robert Champion and widespread criticism over management of the university.
Ammons, who just completed his fifth year as FAMU’s 10th president, submitted his resignation to the university’s board of trustees on the same day that Champion’s parents filed a lawsuit in Orlando blaming the school, in part, for their son’s beating death.
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