Florida athletic officials punish transgender student-athlete and high school over participation on girls’ team
1 year ago

Florida athletic officials punish transgender student-athlete and high school over participation on girls’ team

CNN  

CNN — A Florida high school has been placed on one-year administrative probation and fined $16,500 for allowing a transgender girl to play on the girls’ volleyball team, state athletic officials announced Tuesday. In a three-page letter to Monarch High School’s interim principal, the Florida High School Athletic Association accused the school of violating the state’s Fairness in Women’s Sports Act and an association bylaw, both of which prohibit “biological males” from playing on women’s sports teams at public schools. In a post on X, Florida Education Commissioner Manny Diaz Jr. wrote, “We applaud the swift action taken by the to ensure there are serious consequences for this illegal behavior.” Last month, the Broward County School District temporarily removed the high school’s principal and other members of the staff from their positions while it investigated the matter. A statement from the attorney representing the student’s family to CNN said, in part, “Today’s determination by the Florida High School Athletics Association does not change the fact that the law preventing transgender girls from playing sports with their peers is unconstitutionally rooted in anti-transgender bias, and the Association’s claim to ensure equal opportunities for student athletes rings hollow.” Broward County Schools told CNN it is in receipt of the letter from the athletics association and its investigation into the matter remains ongoing.

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Ohio law restricts bathroom access for transgender students, sparks row
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3 weeks, 5 days ago

Ohio law restricts bathroom access for transgender students, sparks row

India Today  

Transgender students from kindergarten through college at Ohio public and private schools will be banned from using multiperson bathrooms that fit their gender identities under a measure that Republican Governor Mike DeWine said on Wednesday that he has signed. The Republican-backed measure -- labeled the “Protect All Students Act” -- requires public and private schools, colleges and universities to designate …

Citing ‘God’s Word,’ Christian high school refuses to play team with transgender athlete
1 month ago

Citing ‘God’s Word,’ Christian high school refuses to play team with transgender athlete

LA Times  

A private Christian high school in Merced withdrew its girls volleyball team from a state playoff game against a team with a transgender athlete in a decision a school official said was based on “God’s Word” and the belief that gender is not changeable. Stone Ridge Christian High School forfeited Saturday night’s California Interscholastic Federation NorCal Division VI volleyball match …

Two transgender girls win right to play on girls sports teams during lawsuit
3 months, 1 week ago

Two transgender girls win right to play on girls sports teams during lawsuit

The Independent  

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Arizona’s ban on transgender girls playing girls school team sports remains blocked, court says
3 months, 1 week ago

Arizona’s ban on transgender girls playing girls school team sports remains blocked, court says

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — A federal appeals court upheld a lower-court ruling that blocks Arizona from enforcing a 2022 law that bans transgender girls from playing on girls school sports teams. We did not expect to get a fair hearing in the 9th Circuit.” Rachel Berg, an attorney for National Center for Lesbian Rights, which represents the girls and their parents, said …

A Christian school appeals its ban on competing after it objected to a transgender player
3 months, 2 weeks ago

A Christian school appeals its ban on competing after it objected to a transgender player

Associated Press  

A Vermont Christian school that is barred from participating in the state sports league after it withdrew its high school girls basketball team from a playoff game because a transgender student was playing on the opposing team has taken its case to a federal appeals court. Mid Vermont Christian School, of Quechee, forfeited the Feb. 21, 2023, game, saying it …

Georgia Senate Republicans push to further restrict trans women in sports
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Georgia Senate Republicans push to further restrict trans women in sports

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — A Georgia Senate committee kicked off a new push by Republicans in the state to ban transgender women from participating in women’s sports, hearing testimony on Tuesday from five former college swimmers who are suing the NCAA and Georgia Tech over a transgender woman’s participation in the 2022 NCAA women’s swimming championships. Transgender participation in women’s sports roiled …

Judge extends temporary order for transgender New Hampshire girl to play soccer, hears arguments
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Judge extends temporary order for transgender New Hampshire girl to play soccer, hears arguments

Associated Press  

CONCORD, N.H. — A federal judge extended a temporary order Tuesday for a transgender girl to play soccer for her high school team while considering arguments for a longer-term order and a possible trial as the teen and another student challenge a New Hampshire ban. “As soon as Iris walks into school next week, she’s going to be suffering harm …

Transgender teens sue New Hampshire over sports ban
4 months ago

Transgender teens sue New Hampshire over sports ban

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Judge allows transgender New Hampshire girl to play soccer as lawsuit challenges new law
4 months ago

Judge allows transgender New Hampshire girl to play soccer as lawsuit challenges new law

Associated Press  

CONCORD, N.H. — A federal judge temporarily cleared the way Monday for a transgender girl to play soccer for her high school team while she and another student challenge a New Hampshire ban. While Turmelle doesn’t plan to play sports until December, Tirrell sought an emergency order allowing her to start soccer practice Monday evening. The judge questioned how the …

Trans teens file lawsuit challenging New Hampshire law banning them from girls’ sports
4 months, 1 week ago

Trans teens file lawsuit challenging New Hampshire law banning them from girls’ sports

Associated Press  

MEREDITH, N.H. — The families of two transgender teens in New Hampshire filed a lawsuit Friday challenging a new state law that bans them from playing on girls’ sports teams at their public high schools. The lawsuit claims the New Hampshire law violates constitutional protections and federal laws because the teens are being denied equal educational opportunities and are being …

Federal protections of transgender students are in effect where courts haven’t blocked them
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Federal protections of transgender students are in effect where courts haven’t blocked them

Associated Press  

New federal protections for transgender students at U.S. schools and colleges took effect Thursday with muted impact because judges have temporarily blocked enforcement in 25 states and hundreds of individual colleges and schools across the country. A Kansas-based federal judge appointed by former President Donald Trump added another wrinkle, asserting power over states led by Democrats: He said the rule …

Florida’s Broward County school district suspends staffer whose transgender daughter played on a girls’ team
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Florida’s Broward County school district suspends staffer whose transgender daughter played on a girls’ team

CNN  

Plantation, Florida CNN — A South Florida school district on Tuesday voted to give a 10-day suspension to an employee accused of allowing her transgender daughter to play on a girls’ high school volleyball team in 2022 and 2023 in violation of state law. The suspension of Jessica Norton, an information management technician and a volunteer junior varsity volleyball coach …

Florida school board suspends employee who allowed her transgender daughter to play girls volleyball
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Florida school board suspends employee who allowed her transgender daughter to play girls volleyball

Associated Press  

PLANTATION, Fla. — A Florida school employee who let her transgender daughter play on her high school’s girls volleyball team is being suspended for 10 days after the district’s board found on Tuesday that she violated state law but said firing her would be too severe. The Broward County school board voted 5-4 to suspend without pay Jessica Norton ‘s …

Florida school board unlikely to fire mom whose transgender daughter played on girls volleyball team
5 months ago

Florida school board unlikely to fire mom whose transgender daughter played on girls volleyball team

Associated Press  

PLANTATION, Fla. — A Florida school board appeared unlikely Tuesday to fire an employee whose transgender daughter played girls’ high school volleyball in alleged violation of state law, but postponed their final decision until next week. Most of the nine members of the Broward County school board appeared ready to reject Superintendent Howard Hepburn’s recommendation that Jessica Norton be fired …

A Florida law blocking treatment for transgender children is thrown out by a federal judge
6 months, 1 week ago

A Florida law blocking treatment for transgender children is thrown out by a federal judge

Associated Press  

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A federal judge on Tuesday struck down a 2023 Florida law that blocked gender-affirming care for transgender minors and severely restricted such treatment for adults, calling the statute unconstitutional. Senior Judge Robert Hinkle said the state went too far when it barred transgender minors from being prescribed puberty blockers and hormonal treatments with their parents’ permission. …

Federal rule on Title IX is a ruse to require trans sports participation, GOP states say
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Federal rule on Title IX is a ruse to require trans sports participation, GOP states say

The Independent  

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Federal rule on Title IX is a ruse to require trans sports participation, GOP states say
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Federal rule on Title IX is a ruse to require trans sports participation, GOP states say

Associated Press  

— The Biden administration has put on hold a plan to prohibit across-the-board bans on transgender athletes on school teams during an election year in which Republicans are rallying around restrictions on trans youths. The states argue the new rule would open the door to forcing schools to allow transgender athletes to compete on teams aligning with their gender identity, …

The NCAA's dilemma on trans athletes shouldn't be that hard of a call
7 months, 1 week ago

The NCAA's dilemma on trans athletes shouldn't be that hard of a call

LA Times  

The National Collegiate Athletic Assn. The best it’s come up with so far is to say late last month that its rules are “ under review,” after a smaller student-athlete association effectively banned trans women from competing in women’s sports. It’s the latest development in a conversation that has been blown way out of proportion by opportunistic conservative politicians, many …

Conservative states challenge federal rule on treatment of transgender students
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Conservative states challenge federal rule on treatment of transgender students

Associated Press  

Several Republican state attorneys general are challenging a federal regulation that seeks to protect the rights of transgender students in the nation’s schools by banning blanket policies that bar transgender students from school bathrooms aligning with their gender, among other provisions. “The central feature of the Final Rule is the Department’s extraordinary move to transform Title IX’s prohibition of discrimination …

West Virginia says it will appeal ruling that allowed transgender teen athlete to compete
7 months, 4 weeks ago

West Virginia says it will appeal ruling that allowed transgender teen athlete to compete

Associated Press  

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on an appeals court ruling that allowed a transgender athlete to compete on her middle school teams, Attorney General Patrick Morrisey said Wednesday. “We’re not going to allow the elites in the swamp to impose their values on West Virginia citizens,” Morrisey said at a news …

New federal rule bars transgender school bathroom bans, but it likely isn’t the final word
8 months ago

New federal rule bars transgender school bathroom bans, but it likely isn’t the final word

Associated Press  

A new rule from President Joe Biden’s administration blocking blanket policies to keep transgender students from using school bathrooms that align with their gender identity could conflict with laws in Republican-controlled states. The 1,577-page regulation finalized last week seeks to clarify Title IX, the 1972 sex discrimination law originally passed to address women’s rights and applies to schools and colleges …

Things to know as courts and legislatures act on transgender kids’ rights
8 months, 1 week ago

Things to know as courts and legislatures act on transgender kids’ rights

Associated Press  

Three court rulings across the U.S. this week delved into laws restricting the rights of transgender kids, including the first time the U.S. Supreme Court has gotten involved in a ban on gender-affirming care. OHIO JUDGE PUTS STATE LAW ON HOLD On Tuesday, an Ohio judge blocked enforcement of a law that was to take effect on April 24, banning …

West Virginia transgender sports ban discriminates against teen athlete, appeals court says
8 months, 1 week ago

West Virginia transgender sports ban discriminates against teen athlete, appeals court says

Associated Press  

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s transgender sports ban violates the rights of a teen athlete under Title IX, the federal civil rights law that prohibits sex-based discrimination in schools, an appeals court ruled Tuesday. “This is a tremendous victory for our client, transgender West Virginians, and the freedom of all youth to play as who they are,” ACLU West Virginia …

Transgender rights vs. parent rights. California goes to court to settle school divide
8 months, 1 week ago

Transgender rights vs. parent rights. California goes to court to settle school divide

LA Times  

Miran Magptyan, left, a supporter of parent-notification policies, confronts Micki Simon, who wants to protect the privacy of transgender students, outside the Orange Unified School District board meeting in September. Rob Bonta saw things differently when his office chose the name signature gatherers must use: “Restricts Rights of Transgender Youth.” Among its provisions, the initiative in question — which has …

NAIA bans transgender athletes from women’s sports; NCAA vows to ensure ‘fair competition’
8 months, 2 weeks ago

NAIA bans transgender athletes from women’s sports; NCAA vows to ensure ‘fair competition’

The Hindu  

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics announced a policy Monday that all but bans transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports at its 241 mostly small colleges across the country. Instead, they send a message of exclusion and reinforce dangerous stereotypes that harm all women.” Last month, more than a dozen current and former college athletes filed a federal lawsuit …

NAIA all but bans transgender athletes from women’s sports. NCAA vows to ensure ‘fair competition’
8 months, 2 weeks ago

NAIA all but bans transgender athletes from women’s sports. NCAA vows to ensure ‘fair competition’

Associated Press  

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics announced a policy Monday that all but bans transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports at its 241 mostly small colleges across the country. The topic has become a hot-button issue among conservative groups and others who believe transgender athletes should not be allowed to compete on girls’ and women’s sports teams. Instead, they …

NAIA all but bans transgender athletes from women's sports
8 months, 2 weeks ago

NAIA all but bans transgender athletes from women's sports

NPR  

NAIA all but bans transgender athletes from women's sports Enlarge this image toggle caption Charlie Riedel/AP Charlie Riedel/AP The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics announced a policy Monday that all but bans transgender athletes from competing in women's sports at its 241 mostly small colleges across the country. The topic has nonetheless become a hot-button issue among conservative groups and …

South Carolina women’s hoops coach Dawn Staley says transgender athletes should be allowed to play
8 months, 2 weeks ago

South Carolina women’s hoops coach Dawn Staley says transgender athletes should be allowed to play

Associated Press  

CLEVELAND — South Carolina women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley said Saturday that she believes transgender athletes should be allowed to compete in women’s sports. But I know it’s an important issue for another time.” The topic has become a hot-button issue among conservative groups and others who believe transgender athletes should not be allowed to compete on girls’ and women’s …

Georgia senators again push conservative aims for schools
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Georgia senators again push conservative aims for schools

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Georgia’s Republican state senators are making another attempt to impose a conservative stamp on the state’s public schools, passing a bill Tuesday that would ban transgender girls from playing high school sports with other girls, limit sex education and require a system for notifying parents of every item a child obtained in a school library. The measure would …

College swimmers, volleyball players sue NCAA over transgender policies
9 months, 1 week ago

College swimmers, volleyball players sue NCAA over transgender policies

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Former Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines was among more than a dozen college athletes who filed a lawsuit against the NCAA on Thursday, accusing it of violating their Title IX rights by allowing transgender woman Lia Thomas to compete at the national championships in 2022. “College sports are the premier stage for women’s sports in America, and while the …

Women’s roller derby league sues suburban New York county over ban on transgender female athletes
9 months, 1 week ago

Women’s roller derby league sues suburban New York county over ban on transgender female athletes

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A women’s roller derby league has asked a New York court to invalidate a Republican official’s order banning female sports teams with transgender athletes from using county facilities, saying it violates state law. “This cruel policy sends the dangerous message that trans people don’t belong in Nassau County,” Amanda “Curly Fry” Urena, a member of the Roller …

County exec sues New York over an order to rescind his ban on transgender female athletes
9 months, 2 weeks ago

County exec sues New York over an order to rescind his ban on transgender female athletes

The Independent  

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County leader sues New York over an order to rescind his ban on transgender female athletes
9 months, 2 weeks ago

County leader sues New York over an order to rescind his ban on transgender female athletes

Associated Press  

MINEOLA, N.Y. — A Republican official has asked a federal court to affirm his decision to ban girls’ and women’s sports teams with transgender athletes from using county facilities in New York City’s suburbs. Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman filed the lawsuit days after the state’s Democratic attorney general, Letitia James, warned him in a “cease and desist” letter that …

NCAA Committee on Infractions member resigns over association’s transgender athlete policy
10 months, 1 week ago

NCAA Committee on Infractions member resigns over association’s transgender athlete policy

Associated Press  

A member of the NCAA’s Committee on Infractions, a voluntary group that prescribes penalties to member schools that break association rules, has resigned over NCAA policies regarding the participation of transgender athletes. William Bock, the former general counsel of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, told The Associated Press on Friday that NCAA policies permitting transgender athletes to compete against women are …

Ohio bans gender-affirming care and restricts transgender athletes despite GOP governor’s veto
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Ohio bans gender-affirming care and restricts transgender athletes despite GOP governor’s veto

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio has banned gender-affirming care for minors and restricted transgender women’s and girls’ participation on sports teams, a move that has families of transgender children scrambling over how best to care for them. The new law bans gender-affirming surgeries and hormone therapies, and restricts mental health care for transgender individuals under 18. Sen. Kristina Roegner, a Republican …

Ohio’s GOP governor vetoes ban on gender-affirming care, transgender athletes in girls sports
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Ohio’s GOP governor vetoes ban on gender-affirming care, transgender athletes in girls sports

News 18  

COLUMBUS, Ohio: Republican Gov. Mike DeWine vetoed a measure Friday that would have banned gender-affirming care for minors and transgender athletes’ participation in girls and women’s sports, in a break from members of his party who championed the legislation. In a news conference Friday, DeWine said he had listened to people on both sides of the legislation who “truly believe …

Court revives lawsuit over Connecticut rule allowing trans girls to compete in school sports
1 year ago

Court revives lawsuit over Connecticut rule allowing trans girls to compete in school sports

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Opponents of Connecticut’s policy letting transgender girls compete in girls high school sports will get a second chance to challenge it in court, an appeals court ruled Friday, which revived the case without weighing in on its merits. The American Civil Liberties Union said it welcomes a chance to defend the rights of the two transgender high …

Ohio Senate clears ban on gender-affirming care for minors, transgender athletes in girls sports
1 year ago

Ohio Senate clears ban on gender-affirming care for minors, transgender athletes in girls sports

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A Republican-backed proposal that would drastically affect how LGBTQ youth in Ohio live their everyday lives cleared the state Senate on Wednesday, despite adamant opposition from parents, medical providers and education professionals who call it cruel and potentially life threatening. State senators, by a vote of 24-8, approved a multifaceted bill that would ban gender-affirming care for …

Florida Fines High School $16,500 Because A Trans Girl Played Girls Volleyball
1 year ago

Florida Fines High School $16,500 Because A Trans Girl Played Girls Volleyball

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A single transgender student athlete playing on the girl’s volleyball team at Southern Florida’s Monarch High School prompted $16,500 in fines after a state investigation concluded this week. The trans girl’s presence on the team was flagged to the Florida High School Athletic Association last month, kicking off a period of turmoil at the school. Monarch’s principal …

Florida fines high school for allowing transgender student to play girls volleyball
1 year ago

Florida fines high school for allowing transgender student to play girls volleyball

Associated Press  

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida’s state athletic board fined a high school and put it on probation Tuesday after a transgender student played on the girls volleyball team, a violation of a controversial law enacted by Gov. The 2021 law, which supporters named “The Fairness in Women’s Sports Act,” bars transgender girls and women from playing on public school teams …

Florida principal reassigned during investigation into transgender student playing on girls’ volleyball team
1 year ago

Florida principal reassigned during investigation into transgender student playing on girls’ volleyball team

CNN  

CNN — A Florida school district has temporarily removed a high school principal and other members of staff from their positions while it investigates allegations that a transgender student played on a girls’ volleyball team, education officials said. The fact that the student was allowed to play on a girls’ team is “unacceptable,” Florida Department of Education communications director Cailey …

Staff reassigned at Florida school after allegations that transgender student played on girls’ team
1 year ago

Staff reassigned at Florida school after allegations that transgender student played on girls’ team

Associated Press  

COCONUT CREEK, Fla. — Dozens of students participated in a walkout at a South Florida high school on Tuesday, a day after their principal and four other staff members were removed from their positions as officials investigate allegations of a transgender student being allowed to play on a girls’ volleyball team, in violation of state law. The school district on …

Christian school that objected to transgender athlete sues Vermont after it’s banned from competing
1 year, 1 month ago

Christian school that objected to transgender athlete sues Vermont after it’s banned from competing

Associated Press  

A Vermont Christian school that withdrew its girls basketball team from a playoff game because a transgender student was playing on the opposing team is suing Vermont for barring it from state tournaments and a state tuition program. Mid Vermont Christian School of Quechee forfeited the Feb. 21 game, saying it believed that the transgender player jeopardized “the fairness of …

By outing 19 students to their parents, Texas school district violated ethics code
1 year, 1 month ago

By outing 19 students to their parents, Texas school district violated ethics code

Raw Story  

This article first appeared on Houston Landing and is republished here under a Creative Commons license. The Katy Independent School District’s decision to out transgender students to their parents is not only what one attorney described as “bullying masquerading as policy” – it’s also a violation of the Texas Education Agency’s code of ethics. Be aware that some school staff …

California high school football team refuses to play against girls, even after settling Title IX lawsuit
1 year, 2 months ago

California high school football team refuses to play against girls, even after settling Title IX lawsuit

LA Times  

Valley Christian Academy in Santa Maria forfeits high school football games if opponents have girls on the roster. The CIF Southern Section says it is “reviewing information on the issue.” A California Christian school settled a Title IX sex discrimination lawsuit in August over its policy of refusing to allow its high school football team to play against opponents with …

Federal appeals court upholds block of Idaho transgender athletes law
1 year, 4 months ago

Federal appeals court upholds block of Idaho transgender athletes law

Associated Press  

A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld a decision blocking Idaho’s first-in-the-nation ban on transgender athletes in girls and women’s sports. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a judge’s preliminary injunction against the 2020 law, which would prohibit transgender women and girls from playing on female sports teams The judges ruled that the ban discriminates not just against transgender women but …

More states expect schools to keep trans girls off girls teams as K-12 classes resume
1 year, 4 months ago

More states expect schools to keep trans girls off girls teams as K-12 classes resume

Associated Press  

TOPEKA, Kan. — As children across the U.S. head back to classes and practices for fall sports, four more states are expecting their K-12 schools to keep transgender girls off their girls teams. “Everyone is going through that process.” She added: “For trans kids, it’s never been a walk in the park, but now they have this law to contend …

More states expect schools to keep trans girls off girls teams as K-12 classes resume
1 year, 4 months ago

More states expect schools to keep trans girls off girls teams as K-12 classes resume

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Everyone is going through that …

Virginia athletics organization plans no changes to its policy for trans athletes
1 year, 4 months ago

Virginia athletics organization plans no changes to its policy for trans athletes

Associated Press  

RICHMOND, Va. — The athletics sanctioning organization that oversees most high school sports in Virginia told schools this week it has no immediate plans to change its regulations governing the participation of transgender athletes despite Republican Gov. The Youngkin administration’s model policies say student participation in athletics should be determined by biological sex, rather than gender or gender identity, with …

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