{"id":203368,"date":"2026-05-27T11:03:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T11:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/203368\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T11:03:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T11:03:20","slug":"cheltenham-cancels-varsity-and-jv-football-programs-for-2026-season-nbc10-philadelphia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/203368\/","title":{"rendered":"Cheltenham cancels varsity and JV football programs for 2026 season \u2013 NBC10 Philadelphia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Cheltenham School District said Tuesday that it was canceling the 2026 season for its varsity and junior varsity football teams.<\/p>\n<p>In a letter to CSD community members that was obtained by NBC10, Superintendent Dr. Brian W. Scriven said the cancelation was made to give more time to fulfill critical tasks that were assigned after the 2025 season <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcphiladelphia.com\/news\/local\/cheltenham-high-school-football-hazing-investigation-update-assault-locker-room\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nbcphiladelphia.com\/news\/local\/cheltenham-high-school-football-hazing-investigation-update-assault-locker-room\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">was suspended due to an investigation into hazing<\/a> allegations. <\/p>\n<p>The investigation has since found that &#8220;student-in-student&#8221; assault <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcphiladelphia.com\/news\/local\/cheltenham-high-school-football-hazing-investigation-update-assault-locker-room\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nbcphiladelphia.com\/news\/local\/cheltenham-high-school-football-hazing-investigation-update-assault-locker-room\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">did occur in the football team locker room<\/a> in Sept. 2025, and that about 19 students witnessed the assault and did not try to stop it and some even filmed it. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.telemundo62.com\/noticias\/local\/cheltenham-high-school-cancela-temporada-futbol-americano-2026-novatadas-pensilvania\/2583247\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.telemundo62.com\/noticias\/local\/cheltenham-high-school-cancela-temporada-futbol-americano-2026-novatadas-pensilvania\/2583247\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">L\u00e9elo en espa\u00f1ol aqu\u00ed<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The completion of critical tasks required to reset the program is directly dependent on the findings from both the internal and external investigations currently underway,&#8221; the letter sent out by Scriven read, in part. &#8220;Until those investigations are concluded and their findings are known, it is not possible to define, develop, or execute the necessary corrective actions. The district cannot build a path forward around unknowns. The scope and nature of what must be addressed will be determined by the evidence, and that process must be allowed to run its course before any meaningful next steps can be taken.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The letter did say that the 9th grade team will have a 2026 season, and that support services would be available for those impacted.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We will begin exploring opportunities to work with coaches\u00a0and advisors more intentionally to ensure pep band, drumline, color guard, and cheerleading continue to have opportunities to compete and proudly represent Cheltenham High School,&#8221; Sciven said. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Under our current structure, during the fall season, these programs primarily provide school spirit and entertainment during football games,&#8221; Sciven continued. &#8220;However, the energy, pride, and sense of community that these groups bring should be experienced and appreciated across all of our athletic programs. Our students, families, and fans deserve the opportunity to enjoy the spirit and excitement that these teams contribute to the overall game-day experience.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This is a developing story; check back for more details. <\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe future of Cheltenham High School&#8217;s football team is uncertain after the district confirmed an investigation revealed that a student was assaulted. NBC10&#8217;s Deanna Durante reports.\u00a0\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Cheltenham School District said Tuesday that it was canceling the 2026 season for its varsity and junior&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":203369,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[13911,28,30,29],"class_list":["post-203368","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pennsylvania","tag-cheltenham-township","tag-pennsylvania","tag-pennsylvania-headlines","tag-pennsylvania-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/203368","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=203368"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/203368\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/203369"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=203368"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=203368"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=203368"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}