A lawsuit filed Monday alleges that a high school football in suburban Chicago hazed and sexual assaulted freshman players. The lawsuit also alleged that coaches knew about the hazing and that the school district failed to properly report or investigate it.

The incident took place in October 2019 at Plainfield Central High School. The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court by the law firm Romanucci & Blandin LLC on behalf of the parents of two players.

The lawsuit claims that the coaches even have a nickname for the hazing, “Code Blue.” The hazing involves freshman players being pinned to the locker room ground and assaulted with a broomstick by "forcing it between their buttocks." It was noted that the broomstick broke from the force used.

The coaches allegedly were not present during the hazing but have full awareness of the "tradition."

“The dreadful experience suffered by these two teenage boys is horrifying not only because it was physically and emotionally traumatizing, but also because it was completely preventable,” attorney Antonio Romanucci said in a statement.

“Coaches were aware of these gruesome hazing traditions and looked the other way allowing it to happen.”

The parents which have asked to be referred to by Jane and John Doe A and Jane and John Doe B, are seeking damages from the lawsuit for the violation of the plaintiff’s constitutional rights.

The complaint details serious injuries and severe emotional distress to the plaintiffs, and civil rights violations under the Fourteenth Amendment.

The lawsuit also asks for, “an injunction to stop the practice of hazing, train coaches and students on the dangers of hazing and bullying, assign a peer monitor to the school to track its compliance and to establish a database in District 202 for hazing and bullying complaints,” according to a statement from Romanucci’s office.

Thomas Hernandez, a spokesman for Plainfield Community Consolidated School District says the district is reviewing the lawsuit but has declined to comment.