A local high school is facing questions after word got out of a baptism of a football player by the team's coach over the summer.

The Newton High Tigers are having a pretty good season on the gridiron, but it's what happened this summer that has a secular foundation asking questions. The coach says he did nothing wrong.

Several people talked to Newscenter 11 off camera about this situation, and they say they don't see anything wrong with what happened or the way it happened.

The letter from the Freedom from Religion Foundation says what Coach Ryan Smith did was illegal. It demands an investigation into what exactly happened and whether or not it was constitutional.

Newscenter 11 also spoke to two Newton High School football players, who say they were not obligated to go, nor were they told they had to go. They also say it happened after school hours and away from campus.

Newscenter 11 was told the baptism took place at a nearby dentist's office, and the dentist confirms that he gave permission for it to happen on his property.

Others in town say that this situation has nothing to do with the Freedom from Religion Foundation, and they should stay out of it.

The Newton Municipal School District issued the statement regarding the student baptism. It is signed by Superintendent Virginia Young.

“The baptism of a Newton Municipal School District student did not occur on school property and did not occur during school hours or during any organized school activity, thus the District feels this is a private matter of choice for that student. Any additional Newton Municipal School District students that attended the baptism did so as their own voluntary act and decision.”