Boyd ISD has cleared its staff of wrongdoing over their handling of an alleged hazing assault at Boyd High School, while police continue investigating whether further criminal charges should be brought.
The district said its review of the response to the incident on 3 September had concluded and found that staff had acted “promptly and appropriately based on the circumstances”. It said it could not release further details because of laws protecting confidential student information.
The police investigation remains active. Boyd Police said investigators were continuing to interview witnesses and examine information gathered during the inquiry, adding that additional charges could follow if evidence supported action against anyone involved. ([keranews.org](https://www.keranews.org/news/2026-09-23/boyd-school-district-says-staff-responded-appropriately-to-alleged-violent-hazing-incident?utm_source=openai))
Boyd High School hazing investigation
Four students were arrested on 16 September after police received a complaint about an alleged incident inside the school’s field house. Two 17-year-olds, Chason Lee-Earl Tucker and Noah Davis Stevens, are being prosecuted as adults on felony charges of unlawful restraint and injury to a child causing bodily injury.
Two other students were arrested but have not been identified because they are juveniles. The allegations have not been tested in court.
According to arrest warrant affidavits, the alleged victim was a 14-year-old student who was physically restrained by older pupils and dragged into the boys’ locker room and towards a shower area. Investigators said he suffered bruising and injured a hand that had recently been fractured.
The affidavits allege that the students attempted to remove the boy’s clothing and that Tucker pulled down his own trousers and sat on the younger pupil while he was being held down.
A coach reportedly entered the locker room after hearing a disturbance and told the students to settle down before leaving. The documents allege that one coach later said the matter should be dealt with in the locker room and did not need to be reported further up.
Police records say two other coaches reported the incident to the school principal that evening. The boy’s parents contacted the school the following morning, and police subsequently opened an investigation.
District rejects claims of hazing culture
Superintendent Tom Woody said he did not believe Boyd ISD had a culture of hazing. He said the district had to complete its own review and avoid reaching conclusions before all relevant information had been examined.
The district has also said the incident is being investigated under a potential Title IX violation, with any disciplinary action to follow the completion of that process. ([keranews.org](https://www.keranews.org/news/2026-09-23/boyd-school-district-says-staff-responded-appropriately-to-alleged-violent-hazing-incident?utm_source=openai))
Craig Miller, a former Dallas ISD chief of police, said the school district’s review might have been premature while the criminal inquiry was still under way. He said coaches had a responsibility to report such incidents and that adults who knew what had happened could also face scrutiny.
Lawyers for Stevens have disputed the wider characterisation of the case, saying the incident could have been dealt with by coaching staff and alleging that similar locker-room behaviour had taken place at the school for years. Police, however, have described the matter as an assault rather than ordinary football-room behaviour.
Boyd Police have asked anyone with further information to contact the department. Investigators said they would continue reviewing whether the actions, or possible failures to act, of any person involved warranted further action under Texas law. ([cityofboyd.com](https://www.cityofboyd.com/community/page/boyd-police-department-press-release-felony-arrest-warrants-issued?utm_source=openai))
