The Bridgewater-Raynham school district is looking to settle in the case lodged against them by former head wrestling coach Jeff Francis, who claims he was wrongfully fired amid a team hazing scandal in January 2012.
Negotiations are under way, according to James McCarthy, Francis? attorney.
?They?ve agreed that they?re going to pay some money,? McCarthy said Friday. ?We?re going back and forth with it now.?
Francis, who coached the Trojans for 25 years and helped lead them to 21 league championships, was fired, school officials say, for failing to report what happened. Francis disputes that claim.
A school investigation uncovered that varsity teammates would hit under-performing wrestlers with broomsticks and towels. A months-long police investigation found no criminal charges.
McCarthy has said his client was made to be a ?scapegoat? and that Francis was ?heartbroken? over what happened.
The suit, filed Nov. 13, sought $1,725 in contract damages and for ?negligent inflection of emotional distress.?
B-R Superintendent Jacqueline Forbes and the district?s attorney, Joseph Emerson, of Westwood, could not be reached for comment Friday.
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