Parent claims coach of opposing football team told players to taunt son because he has two moms

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WEBVTT IN 10 MINS, WE WILL TAKE A LOOKAT THE EIGHT DAY FORECAST.MEGHAN: THANK YOU, ROGER.A STORY YOU'RE SEEING FIRST AT4:00 ON WMTW NEWS 8. A YARMOUTH MOTHER CLAIMS HER SONWAS INAPPROPRIATELY TARGETED BYA FOOTBALL COACH FROM ANOTHERTOWN BECAUSE HE HAS TWO MOMS. WMTW NEWS 8'S JIM KEITHLEY ISHERE NOW WITH DETAILS OF ANINVESTIGATION NOW UNDERWAY.REPORTER: HERE'S THE CLAIM, LYNNECKERSLY-RAY IN THIS LETTEREXPLAINS AN INCIDENT WHERE ACOACH FROM ANOTHER TEAM PLANNEDTO TAUNT HER SON, A QUARTERBACKFOR YARMOUTH HIGH SCHOOL.SHE SAYS IN THE WEEK LEADING UPTO THIS MATCHUP BETWEEN YARMOUTHAND GRAY-NEW GLOUCESTER, THEHEAD COACH OF GRAY-NEWGLOUCESTER ALLEGEDLY TOLD HISPLAYERS ABOUT HER SON HAVING TWOMOMSSHE CLAIMS THE COACH INSTRUCTEDHIS PLAYERS TO TAUNT HER SONEVERY TIME HE WAS TACKLED BYSAYING, WHO'S YOUR DADDY?THE MOM SAYS SEVERAL PLAYERS FORGRAY-NEW GLAUCESTER CAME FORWARDAND TOLD A SCHOOL OFFICIAL.A PARENT OF ONE OF THE GRAY-NEWGLAUCESTER PLAYERS CONFIRMED THEINCIDENT WITH WMTWTHE COACH STILL COACHED THE TEAMIN THE GAME, AND NO TAUNTS WEREREPORTED.THE SUPERINTENDENT OF GRAY-NEWGLOUCESTER SAYS THEY WERE MADEAWARE OF THE CLAIMS, THEYINVESTIGATED THEM AND ADDRESSEDTHEM, BUT DIDN'T PROVIDE FURTHERDETAILS.SAYING "MSAD 15 TAKES CONCERNSABOUT THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OFSTUDENTS VERY SERIOUSLY, ANDDOES NOT TOLERATE THREATENING ORDISCRIMINATORY BEHAVIOR."THE SUPERINTEDENT SAYS HE IS NOTALLOWED TO DISCUSS PERSONELLMATTERS, BUT THE ACCUSED COACHIN THIS INCIDENT DUANE GREATONNO LONGER WORKS FOR THEDISTRICTGREATON SENT US AN EMAIL SAYINGHE WANTS TO TELLS US HIS SIDE OFTHE STORY BUT AS RIGHT NOW WEHAVEN'T HEARD FROM HIM.THE PRINCIPAL FOR YARMOUTH HIGHSCHOOL SAYS THEY HEARD ABOUT THEINCIDENT MOMENTS BEFORE THE GAMEAND COACHES WARNED THE REFEREES.THE YARMOUTH MOM IS REQUESTING AMEETING WITH GRAY-NEW GLOUCESTEROFFICIALS.THE SUPERINTENDENT SAYS HE'SHAPPY TO MEET WITH HER.LIVE IN THE STUDIO, JIM

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A Yarmouth mother claims her son was inappropriately targeted by a football coach from another town because her son has two moms.In a letter, Lynn Eckersley-Ray explains an incident where a coach from another team planned to taunt her son, a quarterback from Yarmouth High School.Eckersley-Ray said that in the week leading up to a game between Yarmouth and Gray-New Gloucester, the head coach of Gray-New Gloucester allegedly told his players about her son having two moms.She claimed the coach instructed players to taunt her son every time he was tackled by asking him, "Who's your daddy?"Eckersley-Ray said several players for Gray-New Gloucester came forward and told a school official prior to the game.A parent of one of the Gray-New Gloucester players confirmed the incident with WMTW.The coach still coached the game, and no taunts were reported.The superintendent for Maine School Administrative District 15 said district officials were made aware of the claims, adding that they have already been investigated and addressed. No other details were provided."MSAD 15 takes concerns about the safety and security of students very seriously, and does not tolerate threatening or discriminatory behavior," Superintendent Craig King said.King said he is not allowed to discuss personnel matters, but the accused coach in this incident, Duane Greaton, no longer works for the district.Greaton sent WMTW an email saying he wants to tell his side of the story, but as of Thursday afternoon, WMTW had not heard from him.The principal for Yarmouth High School said school officials heard about the incident moments before the game, and coaches warned the referees.Eckersley-Ray has requested a meeting with MSAD 15 officials. King said he is happy to meet with her.