Maurice Jackson, football coach from Aquinas

Rochester, NY (Wham) – The head coach of one of the most famous football teams at the high school in the Rochester area is no longer in the works.

Maurice Jackson said he had agreed to be released by the Aquina Institute.

Jackson was two seasons from Aquina's head coach and served as a broad recipient trainer for a year before taking on this role. After winning a section title last season, Jackson has now left the program.

Background: Jackson appointed head coach of Aquina's football

“They gave me the possibilities of withdrawal, agreed to separate each other or to be fired, and I told him that I would rather be fired,” said Jackson.

The decision came into force on Monday after Jackson had been called to the HR department after the exception of concerns.

“I had this incident with the other coach,” said Jackson. “I went to the HR department on Thursday and told my story and had a meeting with the administration on Friday, and on Sunday I got a call or a text in which I was asked to come in.”

The coach said that the school gave him another reason for his termination.

“The reason I got was that I was not as much in the team as they suspect that I should be, and players and parents, they didn't know where the program went,” said Jackson.

Aquinas published an explanation of 13Wham.

Although we understand that there is public interest in this matter, we cannot be able to be able to be able to confessiveness that all employees protect. We appreciate your understanding and respect.

What we can share is that this decision was made after careful examination and in accordance with the best interests of our institution, your mission and our students. Personnel decisions of this kind are never easily made, and we are still obliged to maintain our values ​​and to ensure a positive and productive environment for our community.

Our focus is on offering our students high -quality Catholic training based on the Basils tradition, and an inviting community for everything that the important work the Aquinas Institute has been doing for almost 125 years.

Our sports director will immediately search for a new football coach.

Jackson said he couldn't talk to his team before saying goodbye, but wanted to know something important.

“The reason why I actually decided is that they know that I didn't go out,” he said. “I didn't want them to think that I stopped because it wasn't the case.”

Jackson believes that he leaves a legacy of the profit and does not have a scandal as the first black head coach in school.

He did not go into details, but believes that a racist incident between the parents probably led him to be terminated.

Jackson said he wanted the school administration to appeal to the situation, but that never happened.

“I think if I had occurred at the beginning of this situation, we could have done an even better job to turn the program around, and you never know that I might have been there for a few years,” he said.

The coach said he was not sure what would come next, but High Schools and Colleges did him about coaching positions.

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