A New Jersey soccer coach called the cops on parents shouting “Speak English!” and “This is America!” at Spanish-speaking boys during a junior varsity game.
The comments were made during a Monday night contest between Trenton Central High School and Hopewell Valley Central High School, according to NJ.com.
At some point, things got so out of hand that the Trenton coach alerted the referees and called the cops, according to the report.
A Hopewell Township officer arrived at the field — and the refs told the parents to pipe down, school and police officials said.
The Hopewell parents may have been set off when one of them heard a Trenton player using a Spanish curse word against a referee, Police Chief Lance Maloney and Hopewell Valley Superintendent Thomas Smith, who were investigating the matter, told the outlet.
However, the refs didn’t report any troubling comments from players or parents, according to Maloney and Smith. But when the Trenton coach told them what the parents had allegedly said, they warned the parents.
Later in the week, Smith, as well as Hopewell Valley’s principal, traveled to Trenton to speak to school district and athletic officials.
“That this does not reflect our community,” Smith said during the meeting.
He later said the meeting went well, adding, “We’ll grow from this,” according to the report.
Smith also sent out a reminder to Hopewell parents, stating that the comments at hand — as well as any foul language and cursing — violate the rules of the state high school sports governing body as well as the district.
During an ongoing internal probe, the district identified one or two parents who may have been involved, according to Smith.
If a particular account of the incident is corroborated, “We will impose sanctions,” Smith told the news website.
Police are working with the district on the matter, Maloney said.
Trenton school district officials did not return a message from the outlet.



