Re: Statement of Eric Schreiber
October 28, 2008

In an effort to dispel the rumor and innuendo circulating in Greensburg
and the football community, I am issuing the following statement regarding
the circumstances surrounding my separation from the Greensburg
Community Schools, and the Greensburg Pirates football program.

Near the end of the 2007-2008 school year, and into the summer
months, I was contacted by two Greensburg student athletes who sought my
advice and counsel on personal issues with which they were dealing. I
responded as a coach and teacher, and counseled these student athletes as
would any concerned teacher and coach. However, in hindsight, I now
realize that in providing advice and counsel to them, on a few occasions I
expressed myself in language that, while commonplace on the football field
or in the locker room, was inappropriate in the circumstances in which I
used it. I regret any discomfort this caused the student athletes.

I would like to stress that the only contact I had with these student
athletes was in the form of text messages. There was never any telephone
or physical contact between me and these student athletes. Contrary to
some of the rumors that have been circulated, the text messages involved
had no sexual content whatsoever, and any suggestion that there was a
sexual content to the dialogue between me and these student athletes is
absolutely false.

When this situation came to the attention of the Greensburg
Community School Corporation officials, I discussed it at length with them.
Given my family situation, and the distraction this situation caused in the
school community, I felt that the best resolution of the situation was for me
to resign my position as a teacher and coach. School corporation officials
understood this decision, and accepted my resignation with regret.

I am grateful to the Greensburg Community School Corporation and to
the people of Greensburg for the courtesy and affection shown to me and
my family in the nearly five years I have been here. I am especially grateful
to the student athletes at Greensburg for their dedication and loyalty.
It is my intention to continue in my career as a coach and teacher, and
I look forward to moving on. As the matter is now resolved, I will have no
further comment.

The above statement was taken from the Gridiron Digest today