California’s Redlands Unified School District passed a resolution this week supporting the protection of girls’ sports, defying state law.
The resolution passed in a 3-2 vote.
“Title IX of the federal Education Amendments of 1972 was enacted to prohibit sex-based discrimination in any educational program or activity receiving federal financial assistance, ensuring that female athletes have equal opportunities to participate and succeed in sports,” the resolution says, as per The Center Square. “Biological differences between male and female athletes can create inherent advantages in competitive sports, particularly in categories designated specifically for girls.”
According to the resolution, the school district “strongly supports Title IX and calls upon athletic governing bodies to uphold its protections by ensuring fairness and equal opportunities in girls’ sports.”
The resolution stands in defiance of a California law blocking schools from sharing students’ gender with their parents.
“In California, ‘all’ still means all. While the Trump Education Department announced that they will no longer protect all students from discrimination, California law is unaffected by recent changes to federal policy and continues to provide safeguards against discrimination and harassment based on gender, gender expression, gender identity, and sexual orientation,” State Superintendent Tony Thurmond wrote in January. “While federal guidance devolves, our commitment to safeguarding the rights of all students persists.”
Education Secretary Linda McMahon previously warned California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) that the state may lose funding unless it complies with President Donald Trump’s order on protecting women’s sports.
California Republicans have taken steps to oppose radical gender ideology, with Assemblymember Kate Sanchez introducing a bill prohibiting biological men from competing in girls’ sports.
AB 89, the Protect Girls’ Sports Act, would force the California Interscholastic Federation to “amend its constitution, bylaws, and policies to prohibit a pupil whose sex was assigned male at birth from participating on a girls’ interscholastic sports team.”
