Duxbury High School

An independent investigation into the use of anti-Semitic language in the Duxbury High School football team’s play calls has found that it was likely a systemic issue, one coaches were aware of, that may have been used in practices since 2010. A reference to the Holocaust during a game on March 12 has already led to the firing of head…

Days after the firing of head coach David Maimaron over the use of anti-Semitic language in play calls, the school announced Monday that the team would be required to attend two workshops on diversity, equity and inclusion.

Duxbury High School’s football game this week has been canceled as school officials continue to respond to anti-Semitic remarks made by the team. Days after the firing of head coach David Maimaron over the use of anti-Semitic language in play calls, the school announced Monday that the team would be required to attend two workshops on diversity, equity and...

The school district says it’s working with the Anti-Defamation League regarding the seriousness of the allegations.

Massachusetts State Sen. Barry Finegold, a former college football player who practices Judaism, is offering to explain why anti-Semitic language is offensive to the Duxbury football team amid an ongoing play call scandal.

Massachusetts State Sen. Barry Finegold, a former college football player who practices Judaism, is offering to explain why anti-Semitic language is offensive to the Duxbury football team amid an ongoing play-call scandal. “I have heard a lot of line-of-scrimmage audibles, but I never heard anyone use ‘Auschwitz’ before,” Finegold wrote in an open letter to the team. “I thought it…

The head football coach in Duxbury, Massachusetts, was fired amid an investigation into anti-Semitic language used in play calls.

The head football coach at Duxbury High School after an investigation into anti-Semitic language used in play calls.

Duxbury Public Schools fired the head coach of its high school football team as it investigates the use of offensive language, including anti-Semitic remarks, in a recent game, officials announce Wednesday. Friday’s varsity football game as well as the junior varsity and freshman games scheduled for Saturday and Monday were canceled as well. And the district is hiring an...

School officials in Duxbury say anti-Semitic language was being used in play calls on the football field.

The “highly offensive language” used by a Massachusetts high school football team during a recent game included anti-Semitic remarks, and there may have been other offensive language used as well, the school’s superintendent confirmed Tuesday. Duxbury school officials had announced on Monday that the team had incorporated offensive language into its play-call system for adjusting plays on the field,...

A high school football team allegedly used offensive language during a game.

A Massachusetts high school football team’s use of “highly offensive language” during a game last week is under investigation, according to district officials. The language was used as part of the Duxbury High School team’s play-call system for adjusting plays on the field, according to a letter sent to the community from Duxbury Superintendent John Antonucci, Assistant Superintendent Danielle...