BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Nichols School is removing the name of former teacher and hockey coach E. Webster Dann from its hockey rink after the fallout from reports of inappropriate teacher-student relationships over the years.

According to an indepenedent report released by the school, police had evidence backing up claims that Dann molested at least one boy over the course of several years.

The rink was named after the Dann family prior to E. Webster Dann's time with the school.

A statement from the school's board reads:

“The Board of Trustees approved removing the Dann name from the school’s ice rink in the wake of its release Jan. 5 of an independent report about past misconduct involving students. The Dann Family, which has long supported Nichols and its mission, formally requested that the board do so.  In light of this request, as well as what the board believed to be in the best interest of the school going forward, the board decided to remove the Dann name from the rink.”

A new name for the rink has not been given at this time.

Dann died in 2017.