Four parents of primary school children are facing charges over death threats they made at the virtual referee after a controversial VAR decision during a weekend football match.
The parents' complaints started before the game, according to some witnesses.
"They weren't happy with the fact that we even had VAR," said deputy principal Adrian Modrickson. "They were mocking our facilities and making j***-off hand gestures at the VAR whilst shouting 'posh w*****s'."
In the middle of the first half, a hard tackle by three boys on two opposing players caused mass confusion, shouting and tears from all players as well as parents on the sideline.
The referee was forced to take the matter to VAR whose play-by-play decision was live-streamed to all using the VAR4Schools app, premium edition.
Unhappy with the result, four of the parents took to screaming at the referee and hurling clementines at the VAR booth.
Security was called in to deal with the situation but the parents left, only to continue their abuse online and allegedly dumped a dead fox, with plasters over its eyes, in the VAR victim's garden.
The Rosicrucian School for Boys based in Surrey said it does not tolerate any harassment of its staff and notified the police as soon as it was made aware of the tweets. It has also refused to review the red card issued to a seven year old boy from the opposing school's football team.
The school was also one of the first to introduce the technology to their football facilities.
In what was then a controversial move and mocked as "over the top" considering the age of players (6 to 12 years), the school stood by its decision explaining that it was "preparing the next generation of sporting superstars for life as a professional footballer."
The introduction of VAR, whether it be to schools or the Premier League, has not been without controversy despite being designed to specifically eliminate it.
The seven year old boy will not be allowed to play in the following two games and will be forced to pay a fine of £300.
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