Baseball coach working at $60K-per-year NYC private school fired for alleged ‘inappropriate’ behavior

A baseball coach who also worked in the admissions office of the $60,000-per-year Packer Collegiate Institute, a K-12 private school in tony Brooklyn Heights, has been fired for inappropriate behavior, according to an email allegedly sent to school parents. Nicolas Morton, a 2012 graduate of Packer Collegiate, had worked at the school since 2019 and

A baseball coach who also worked in the admissions office of the $60,000-per-year Packer Collegiate Institute, a K-12 private school in tony Brooklyn Heights, has been fired for inappropriate behavior, according to an email allegedly sent to school parents.

Nicolas Morton, a 2012 graduate of Packer Collegiate, had worked at the school since 2019 and was most recently associate director of admissions as well as the varsity baseball coach.

Morton, 30, also ran his own private baseball traveling team, NYC Freedom Baseball.

“We received reports that Mr. Morton engaged in a pattern of inappropriate conversations and interactions with both Packer athletes and non-Packer athletes affiliated with Morton’s private travel baseball team,’ school administrators wrote to parents in a message seen by The Post.

Nicolas Morton, a 2012 graduate of Packer Collegiate, had worked at the school since 2019 and was most recently associate director of admissions as well as the varsity baseball coach. LinkedIn

“The sudden removal of a faculty or staff member is never easy — especially under disquieting circumstances,” the letter also read. “Out of respect for affected students and families, and because our review is ongoing, we are limited in what details we can share.”

Two parents of Packer students said they were aware of the letter but declined to give details.

“More will be revealed in the coming days,” one parent told The Post.

The Post was unable to reach Dr. Jennifer Weyburn, the head of the school, or Anne Conway, the school’s spokeswoman. Morton did not return requests for comment, nor did the co-founder of NYC Freedom.

Nick Morton played baseball while a student at Packer. PerfectGame.Org

While attending Packer himself, Morton was a celebrated member of the school’s baseball team. In 2011, The Post wrote how the then 17-year-old was one of Packer’s “best players.”

“He’s been the centerpiece of our turnaround,” coach Chris Ruck said back then of Morton, then a junior. “Everyone in our program look at him as the big boy. That’s our poster child. If I could have one or two more like him, we could be at the top of the league.”

A baseball coach at the $60,000-per-year Packer Collegiate Institute in Brooklyn Heights has been fired for inappropriate behavior, according to an email allegedly sent to school parents. AP
The website for the travel team Morton co-founded, NYC Freedom, appeared to have been taken down after the alleged letter. NYC Freedom Baseball

Morton co-founded the NYC Freedom travel team for kids 12 and under. Although still active on August 8, the team’s site was seemingly removed on August 9.

According to the site before it disappeared, Morton had been an Under Armour Pre-Season All-American and was named to MSG Varsity’s Top 10 list of the best baseball player in New York. He attended Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, and Washington & Jefferson College in Pittsburgh, where he played baseball.

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