Oct 15, 2014 1 min read

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State University has begun designating specific rooms for changing in and out of marching band uniforms during road trips since discovering a “sexualized culture” within the band and firing its director.

That and other policy changes were reported Wednesday as part of a regular update sent to the U.S. Department of Education required under a September settlement agreement. The pact ended a federal sexual-abuse inquiry.

Students also are instructed not to change in public, including on buses or in hallways, regardless of what they’re wearing under their uniform; and not to socialize in others’ hotel rooms.

The revisions followed the July 24 firing of director Jonathan Waters on grounds he failed to stop a host of sexually-charged band rituals. Waters has disputed the charges and sued for reinstatement.