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Parents and volunteers dispute refunds and coaching rules at South Gate Junior Athletic Association
Summary
Several parents and volunteers pressed the Parks and Recreation Commission about refunds and coaching conduct tied to the South Gate Junior Athletic Association (JAA); volunteers and a board member defended the program and said its rules — including a no-refund policy for registration — were followed.
Parents and volunteers pressed the South Gate Parks and Recreation Commission on Aug. 14 over a dispute involving a coach and an unpaid refund request to the South Gate Junior Athletic Association (JAA), a long-running volunteer youth-sports group that partners with the city.
The exchange began during public comment when a parent identified herself as Lily and said she and other parents had not received refunds from the nonprofit that runs youth teams out of South Gate Park. "I just need help right now because our kids are not even playing, and they don't they refuse to refund us," Lily told commissioners.
The complaint drew several speakers and a stack of letters read into the record by Anna Medina, executive assistant to the parks director. Those letters — from people who identified themselves as volunteers, parents or longtime participants in the JAA — described the program as…
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