High school coach fired after players use anti-Semitic play calls

Duxbury, Massachusetts —  A Massachusetts high school fired its successful football coach and hired an outside consultant Wednesday to assist an investigation into reports that the team used anti-Semitic language, including a mention of Auschwitz, in its on-field play calling during a recent game.

"The outrage is real, warranted, and we hear it," Duxbury High School's administration said in an emailed statement. "The fact that members of our school community used such offensive language, including anti-Semitic language, is horrifying and disappointing." In response, the school has "severed ties" with head coach Dave Maimaron and canceled this Friday's game against Hingham, said the statement, signed by four members of the administration, including district Superintendent John Antonucci.