The parents of a Florida A&M drum major who died during a hazing ritual say they are disappointed by the school's response to a lawsuit they filed in their son's death.

Robert Champion died last November after he was beaten by fellow members of the famed Marching 100 band aboard a charter bus parked outside an Orlando hotel.

Pam and Robert Champion Sr. said Thursday at a news conference in Atlanta that court documents filed Monday show FAMU is not taking responsibility for the safety of its students. The university filed a motion asking a judge to toss the lawsuit filed against it by Champion's family.

"My reaction was initially disappointment that the institution would take that stance," said Pam Champion. "It's the school's responsibility to ensure the safety and the well-being and the best interest of every student that embarked upon its campus."

Chris Chestnut, the lawyer representing the Champions, said this is not about Robert Champion, that it's about the safety of students.

"What we get from it is an institution that says, 'Hey, swim at your own risk. We're warning you. Swim at your own risk, but if you want to succeed here you got to get in the pool, and if you drown while you're in the pool, well, we're not responsible,'" said Chestnut.

Officials said Champion signed an anti-hazing pledge, and an attorney for the school wrote in the motion, "Champion was 'sure he wanted to engage' in the hazing in order to garner the respect of some band mates."

"All Robert wanted to do was go to FAMU and perform. He loved the school," said Pam Champion. "They clearly didn't care about my son who thought the world of this school."

"We sent our son to school to get an education. The school let my son down, my family down," said Robert Champion Sr.

Chestnut said the school's motion is without merit, but that it will cause a delay in the case going to court.

Now 14 people are charged with felony or misdemeanor hazing.

The Champions could get $200,000 if they win the lawsuit and only if they get special permission from the state. Champion's mother says the university had a duty to protect her son.

The family attorney is now preparing their response, and it will be up to the judge to decide whether to toss the case.