Chad on Snitching

This is an excerpt from an interview with 15-year-old Chad, in which he talks about being hazed, explains the fear underlying boys’ choices to stay silent and describes what it takes to stand up to a culture of violence.

Discuss Chad’s story and the significance of hazing by asking participants to respond to some of the following questions:

• Why do you think hazing happens?

• Why do you think 92% of adolescents who experience or witness hazing don’t report it?

• What are the risks of hazing?

• What could you do to interrupt cycles of hazing?

This is an excerpt from Next Gen Mentors, our set of resources and community of practice for facilitators working with boys and nonbinary youth on topics of mental health, healthy relationships and gender equality.