An ALA spokesperson said the school became aware of the allegations after being notified by the AIA, which received an anonymous parent complaint.
American Leadership Academy West Foothills' football program is under an internal investigation over hazing allegations, a school spokeswoman said.
However, Melody Hudson, director of public relations for the ALA schools, which has several charter schools in the Valley, said in an email to The Republic on Tuesday afternoon that no parent or student made any allegation to any ALA school administrator, teacher or coach. "We have no information or evidence that there is any merit to the allegations. Despite this, ALA has a zero-tolerance policy and takes any allegation of hazing, bullying, or other inappropriate behavior seriously. We have initiated our own internal investigation and will provide the results to both the AIA and the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office."
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