George Najjar & 4 assistant coaches, Parlin, New Jersey (suspended Oct 2014) [football hazing]

George Najjar, physical education teacher & head football coach, and four assistant football coaches at Sayreville War Memorial High School, Sayreville Public Schools, Parlin, New Jersey, "at center of football hazing scandal"

The four suspended assistant football coaches are:

• Mark Poore
• Tim Ballard
• Mike Novak
• Ed Mish

Sayreville football coaches suspended as teachers

Sayreville head football coach George Najjar and four of his assistants, all of whom are employed as educators in the district, have been suspended with pay from their coaching and tenured teaching positions, according to a source who spoke on condition of anonymity ... The source confirmed that assistant coaches Mark Poore, Tim Ballard, Mike Novak and Ed Mish have all been suspended from their teaching positions.

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Seven Sayreville football players have been criminally charged in connection with the hazing and aggravated sexual assault of four teammates inside the team's locker room ... Three of the players are charged with aggravated sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual contact, conspiracy to commit aggravated criminal sexual contact, criminal restraint, and hazing for engaging in an act of sexual penetration upon one of the victims ... One of those players and the remaining four teammates were charged with various counts, including aggravated assault, conspiracy, aggravated criminal sexual contact, hazing and riot by participating in the attack of the remaining victims ... The complaints charge that on various dates between Sept. 19 and Sept. 29, one or more of the players held the victims against their will while others improperly touched the victims in a sexual manner. It also is charged that, in one instance, one of the victims was kicked during an attack.​

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Sayreville football coaches suspended as teachers

Sayreville head football coach George Najjar and four of his assistants, all of whom are employed as educators in the district, have been suspended with pay from their teaching and coaching positions ...

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Coaches at NJ high school at center of football hazing scandal suspended

Football coaches at a New Jersey high school whose season was canceled due to a hazing scandal have been suspended from their teaching and coaching positions, according to a published report.


NJ.com reported that five Sayreville War Memorial High School coaches who are also tenured teachers in the school district were suspended with pay, including head coach George Najjar. It was not clear when the suspensions took effect, though one source told NJ Advance Media that none of the coaches were in school on Friday. Some members of the coaching staff are also substitute teachers in the district.


The suspensions were the latest action taken in connection with the ongoing hazing investigation, which resulted in seven players being charged in connection with a series of alleged incidents that took place over several days this past September. Three of those players were charged Oct. 10 with aggravated sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual contact, conspiracy to commit aggravated criminal sexual contact, criminal restraint, and hazing for engaging in an act of sexual penetration upon one of the juvenile victims. ​

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