The death of a Penn State student sparked a new proposal announced Thursday to prevent hazing on college campuses.
Tim Piazza died in February after falling down the steps during a party at a fraternity house.
Congressman Pat Meehan introduced the Reach Act to protect students like Piazza.
Parents of another student who died in a hazing incident in 2007 joined him.
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The legislation would create a universal definition of hazing and require colleges to track hazing incidents.
It also would give students a safe way to report hazing on and off campus.
“Parents send their children to learn and grow, not to be hazed and die,” said Gary Devercelly, who lost his son to hazing. “We're tired of seeing this. Something needs to be done."
Eighteen students are facing charges in Piazza's death.
Hearings in the case were held this week.
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