US EditionCalifornia School District Near Nevada Caught up in a Dispute over Transgender Athlete Policies
Tahoe-Truckee Unified seeks a three-year phased transition to California's federation to comply with state law while avoiding hazardous winter travel, district leaders said.
- This week, Tahoe-Truckee Unified School District submitted a phased transition plan to legally join the California Interscholastic Federation next year while continuing Nevada play for two more years.
- After the NIAA vote in April, Tahoe-Truckee Unified School District faces conflict as NIAA requires athletes to compete by sex assigned at birth, clashing with California law; Superintendent Kerstin Kramer said the district is caught between competing authorities.
- District leaders noted the schools sit at roughly 6,000 feet, with teams facing travel across a mountain pass about 7,000 feet after more than 40 years in historic Nevada league membership.
- The California Department of Education said it will review the Tahoe-Truckee Unified School District's plan, while district leaders warned CIF schedules are already set and without an arrangement, schools would have no league to compete in.
- Amid a nationwide debate, California is contesting federal actions as the U.S. Justice Department sued the California Department of Education and at least 24 states adopted transgender sports restrictions.
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California school district near Nevada caught up in a dispute over transgender athlete policies
A Northern California school district near the state's border with Nevada is caught up in a dispute over the states' differing policies on the participation of transgender athletes.
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Parents and student athletes in the Tahoe-Truckee area are learning the hard way that California bureaucrats care more about gender politics than student safety. Last week, the California Department of Education ordered local schools to abandon Nevada's sports leagues and join California's system, all because Nevada won't let biological males compete in girls'...
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