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Local Calif. School Board Bans Trans Athletes From Girls’ Sports
Kern County Board cites Title IX concerns, joining other districts opposing California's transgender athlete policies amid a Justice Department lawsuit and broad public opposition.
- On Tuesday, the Kern County Board of Education unanimously voted to ban transgender athletes from girls' sports to comply with the federal interpretation of Title IX.
- The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit in July alleging California violated Title IX by allowing transgender athletes to compete on girls' teams and ignoring biological differences.
- The board oversees about 400 students in alternative education programs who do not participate in sports, and solid majorities of adults and likely voters support requiring transgender athletes to compete based on their birth sex.
- Cisneros urged other districts: 'Now, there be it resolved the Kern County Board of Education affirms it is for Title IX and calls on athletic governing bodies to uphold protections.'
- Several school boards across California have backed similar bans on transgender athletes in girls' sports, despite threats from President Donald Trump's administration to withhold funding.
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California School Board Votes On Ban Amid States Lawsuit With Trump - Patriot Newsfeed
In a bold and potentially precedent-setting move, the Kern County Board of Education in California voted Tuesday to defy state policy and bar biological males from competing in girls’ sports—directly aligning itself with federal Title IX interpretations championed by President Donald Trump’s administration. The vote marks the first time a public school board in California has openly sided with the Trump administration’s stance over the state’s, …
Local Calif. School Board Bans Trans Athletes From Girls’ Sports
A California school board voted to ban transgender athletes from competing in sports that don't align with their biological sex. The Kern County Board of Education voted on Tuesday to adopt a resolution related to Title IX, KBAK/KBFX reported. Title IX is a federal law that requires equal opportunities for boys and girls in school sports and programs. Under California law, transgender students can compete in sports that match their gender identi…
Defying Newsom, California County Protects Girls' Sports
The school board of Kern County, California, has moved to defy state policy and prohibit transgender athletes from participating in girls’ sports. “Now, there be it resolved the Kern County Board of Education affirms it is for Title IX and calls on athletic governing bodies to uphold its protections by ensuring fairness in girls’ sports,” Trustee Lori Cisneros said, as per KBAK. In July, the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Californ…
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