California education officials have formally rejected a demand by the Trump administration to ban transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s sports.
From the New York Times:
President Trump and other federal officials ramped up their pressure on California after a trans girl qualified for California’s state track and field meet at the end of May.
The president at that time threatened to withhold federal funding from the state if it did not bar the trans athlete from competing in the girls competition at the event.
The athlete was allowed to compete and finished in first place in the high jump and triple jump, but meet officials compromised by also awarding medals to girls based on where they would have finished had the trans girl not participated.
California has allowed transgender student athletes to compete on teams that align with their gender identities for more than a decade under a law signed in 2013.
The Times goes on to note that more than 20 states have similar policies on the books regarding trans athletes.
According to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office, out of the nearly 6 million K-12 students in California public schools, there are less than 10 trans athletes participating in sports.
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1. California has rejected the Trump administration’s demand to fully ban trans athletes from sports.
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