![]() ![]() Jarrett Prizel, 19, Daylen Dunson, 22, and Ben Boyers, 21, had all pleaded guilty to reckless homicide and hazing counts over the alcohol poisoning death of 20-year-old sophomore Stone Foltz following an off-campus event organized by the school’s Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity in March 2021. Three former fraternity members were sentenced Thursday to prison time and two others were given house arrest in the 2021 hazing death of a Bowling Green State University student. Parents of LSU student awarded $6.1M for 2017 alcohol hazing death Georgia teen in hospital ICU after brutal hazing incident Georgia teen spray-painted from head to toe speaks out after hazing left him in ICU The board sued Disney in state court in an effort to maintain its control of construction and design at Disney World.Five charged in connection to ‘hazed’ Georgia teen Trent Lehrkamp – but cops say he’s also to blame But before the new board came in, the company made agreements with previous oversight board members that stripped the new supervisors of their authority over design and construction.ĭisney sued DeSantis and the five-member board, asking a federal judge to void the governor’s takeover of the theme park district, as well as the oversight board’s actions, on the grounds they were violations of company’s free speech rights. The fight began last year after Disney, beset by significant pressure internally and externally, publicly opposed a state law banning classroom lessons on sexual orientation and gender identity in early grades, a policy critics call “Don’t Say Gay.”Īs punishment, DeSantis took over the district through legislation passed by Florida lawmakers and appointed a new board of supervisors to oversee municipal services for the sprawling theme parks and hotels. ![]() The DeSantis appointees took over the Disney World governing board earlier this year following a yearlong feud between the company and DeSantis. “He’s an unproven administrator, yet here he’s showing he’s no pushover when dealing with a cantankerous group, which frankly impresses me,” Foglesong said. While Gilzean may alienate the firefighters, whose support gave the DeSantis takeover some legitimacy, he may gain credibility with other constituencies within Disney’s governing district and put some distance between himself and his predecessor, said Richard Foglesong, a Rollins College professor emeritus who wrote a definitive account of Disney World’s governance in his book, “Married to the Mouse: Walt Disney World and Orlando.” Officials with the firefighters’ union did not comment. “Administrator Gilzean is actively working with the fire department to finalize a deal that offers a competitive compensation package and gives firefighters the resources they need to protect the public,” Woltornist said in an email to The Associated Press. The district also is paying Classe to stay on as a special advisor.īoard spokesperson Alexei Woltornist said negotiations with the union were continuing, without explaining why they were reopened with a contract already approved by the firefighters and first responders. Last month, District Administrator John Classe, who originally negotiated the new contract, was replaced by the board with Glenton Gilzean, a DeSantis ally who previously served as president and CEO of the Central Florida Urban League and will receive a $400,000 salary in his new job. The Reedy Creek Professional Firefighters, Local 2117 have warned for years that they are understaffed, which poses a safety risk as the central Florida theme park resort grows bigger. The old contract expired four years ago, and the firefighters declared an impasse last year when the district’s board was still controlled by Disney supporters. But the delay in approving the contract has alienated the firefighters’ union, which last year endorsed the gubernatorial reelection campaign of DeSantis, who recently launched a campaign for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination. ![]()
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