ASTORIA, OR (KPTV) -
The Astoria High School varsity football team is forfeiting the next three games over allegations of drug and alcohol use.
The Astoria School District said up to 28 members of the team will receive disciplinary action.
"I was just really shocked about how so many kids were involved in it, it's too bad," said parent Jessica Eagon.
It stems from a team sleep over on Aug. 27 at Warren Field. The district said players used alcohol and marijuana after the coaches turned in for the night.
"As we kept getting more information about what happened, it became a situation that was like an onion, when we pealed back all of the layers," said Astoria High School Principal Lynn Jackson.
"With the scope, breath and magnitude of what was going on and what took place, we were to a point where we could not safely field a Varsity football team."
Police were notified and have started their own investigation, according to administrators.
The school said the team will forfeit the next three varsity football games and players must submit to mandatory drug and alcohol education classes.
The team will also forfeit the opportunity to win the Cowapa League title this season.
The district said the students involved in this case will perform community service every Friday night while the games are being forfeited.
Any student who doesn't meet the guidelines implemented by the district will not be allowed back on the team, according to district superintendent Craig Hoppes.
"With 28 kids involved, and we know there are others out there who partake in these types of things, we have some education to do," said Hoppes.
"It doesn't matter if we win 10 games or zero games, this is not about football," said Hoppes.
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