The Westbrook (Maine) School Department has suspended a number of varsity baseball players and removed coach John McCarthy from the program amid an investigation into possible code of conduct violations.
Westbrook athletic director Beth Murphy didn't provide details as to the investigation other than to say that McCarthy "at this time, has been removed." Murphy didn't say how many players had been suspended.
"I can say there has been a change in our coaching," Westbrook superintendent Peter Lancia told the Portland Press Herald. "Where it's a personnel situation, I can't go into a lot of details."
Lancia, Murphy and Patrick Colgan, one of three co-principals at Westbrook, are conducting the investigation.
Westbrook Police Chief Sean Lally said in an e-mail that his department is not investigating McCarthy, and the information it received indicates the "alleged incident did not occur in the City of Westbrook."
According to the Herald, Westbrook High has a "Co-curricular Code of Expectations" for behavior, attendance and academic progress. The document, posted on the school web site, also includes the school's substance abuse policy that details prohibited actions, as well as repercussions for first, second and third infractions.
