Gary Easom, president of the Ponte Vedra Athletic Association, said the field marshal was trying to control parents' behavior and that it was not a racial incident.
'This happens more times than I would like,' he said of parents behaving badly on the sidelines.
A statement continued: 'The Ponte Vedra Palm Valley Athletic Association puts the welfare of children above all else. The PVAA Code of Conduct protects children in a number of ways, including the prohibition of inappropriate conduct such as berating referees, coaches or athletes, and "coaching" children from the sidelines.
'Unfortunately, parents sometimes violate the conduct code while watching games. When such violations occur, our staff addresses the violator or violators and ask that they behave appropriately. If, after warnings, the violators continue to behave badly, staff is left with no choice but to call law enforcement, consistent with county policy. That is an extreme circumstance which seldom occurs, but that is exactly what happened in this situation.'
Easom added that police were not called to the scene simply because of Jones actions that day but because of other incidents that had taken place previously.
The organization stood by the field marshal's choice to call the emergency services to the sports game and said the story had been 'sensationalized'.
'The authorities were not called solely for this particular incident but as a result of a culmination of several immediate prior incidents. The field marshal acted appropriately and without malice to ensure the welfare of the children she is charged with protecting,' Easom continued.
'Unfortunately, an incomplete narrative of this incident was posted and sensationalized, creating a wholly inaccurate and irresponsible version with little relation to what actually happened that day. It was an unfortunate incident and I am sorry it happened, but our team acted appropriately to protect the children, consistent with our organizational mission.'
AND POSTED BY WHOM?? OH>> A BLACK LIVES MATTERS ADVOCATE>>>> DISGUSTING!!!!