PARLIN, N.J. (AP) — The coaching staff of a New Jersey high school football team rocked by charges of sexual assault and hazing has been suspended.

The Sayreville board of education suspended head coach George Najjar (NAY’-jar) and four assistants at its meeting Tuesday night.

Seven members of the Sayreville War Memorial High School team have been charged with crimes ranging from hazing to aggravated sexual assault over what happened last month. Their names haven’t been released because they are under 18.

The school’s football season has been canceled.

Emotions ran high at Tuesday’s meeting. Numerous current and former players gave statements in support of Najjar, who has built the school’s football program into a regional power.

Najjar didn’t comment before the meeting.