The incident happened Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, at a majorette dance practice at Warren Central High.

The girl, according to her father, tried to tell the coach that her hands were hurting.

The girl remains in Riley Hospital for Children nearly a week after the incident.

INDIANAPOLIS -- A 14-year-old freshman dance team member at Warren Central High School is recovering at Riley Hospital for Children after she says she was forced to do bear crawls on a track during practice in 89-degree heat, which resulted in second-degree burns to the palms of her hands.

The girl's father, Travis Peagler, filed a police report and has hired an attorney.

"Nobody can believe it. I can't believe it. I'm still in shock," Travis Peagler told IndyStar on Wednesday. "It just makes me sad that the school wo

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