The Cheltenham School District said it has received legal findings from Leigh Dalton, a lawyer hired by the district to conduct a review of policies following hazing incidents during the 2025 season, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported.

Interim Superintendent Chris McGinley said that the lawyer’s findings include specific changes to “more than 25 policies” though specifics are unknown at this time. McGinley noted that the recommended changes are currently drafts and will be discussed during upcoming school board policy committee meetings. The district’s school board calendar can be found here.

In the interim, students and staff have undergone a variety of 30-minute trainings this fall, The Inquirer said. The trainings are being conducted by the Mission Kids Child Advocacy Center will continue through the winter and spring seasons for all sports teams. Topics include “personal safety and boundaries, healthy relationships, recognizing concerning behavior, and identifying trusted adults”, The Inquirer said.

In addition, administrators have been conducting “spot checks of locker rooms at the start and end of practices, confirming whether kids were being supervised by coaches.” All high school students will receive hourlong sessions on “consent, personal boundaries, peer pressure and healthy relationships as part of their advisory blocks, starting Oct. 28”, The Inquirer wrote.

In September, a former member of Cheltenham High School’s football team testified during a preliminary hearing in Jenkintown that he was a sophomore when he was assaulted after football practice. Roughly a week prior, The Inquirer reported that four former Cheltenham High School football players would be competing for Abraham Lincoln High School in Philadelphia this fall.

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