"Required" public service? Is it hazing?

[Kevin]

I don't think that a reasonable person could possibly consider community service to be hazing. That's why I don't think there's much danger of litigation following from this requirment.

I don't think that the article ever said that anyone was MANDATING volunteerism. The original mandate never called it volunteerism, they called it community service -- that's what I get from careful reading of the posted article.

Courts prescribe community service as a way to make amends for your crimes regularly. Many student organizations require it, many public and private organizations require it as well.

"Forced labor" is a little harsh a name for 10 hours of community service over 4 years.