{"id":2438684,"date":"2025-05-24T13:15:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-24T17:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/school-district-defies-washington-state-votes-to-ban-males-from-girls-sports\/"},"modified":"2025-05-24T13:17:37","modified_gmt":"2025-05-24T17:17:37","slug":"school-district-defies-washington-state-votes-to-ban-males-from-girls-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/school-district-defies-washington-state-votes-to-ban-males-from-girls-sports\/","title":{"rendered":"School District Defies Washington State, Votes to Ban Males from Girls&#8217; Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fschool-district-defies-washington-state-votes-to-ban-males-from-girls-sports%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2438684&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In Quilcene, Washington, the local school district has enacted a controversial policy regarding gender participation in sports. The Quilcene School board passed a resolution in early May 2023, mandating that student-athletes compete according to the gender assigned at birth. This decision, made by a narrow 3-2 vote, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/court-arizonas-sloppy-ballot-signature-verification-guidance-contradicts-the-plain-language-of-state-law\/\" title=\"Court: Arizona&#039;s ballot signature verification guidance contradicts ....\">contradicts state law<\/a> and the guidelines set forth by the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association, which support participation based on gender identity. <\/p>\n<p>The resolution aligns with a definition of Title IX from the Trump management, stating that womenS sports are to be limited to those born female. Chris Reykdal,the Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction,asserted that <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >state law prohibits discrimination based<\/a> on gender identity and that the state will not acquiesce to policies that diverge from that. <\/p>\n<p>Quilcene is not alone in this stance; another district,Tumwater,also adopted similar restrictions following a controversy involving a male player on a girls&#8217; basketball team. Proponents of the resolution argue that it reinforces fairness in women&#8217;s sports, while opponents, including some board members, argue that it misinterprets Title IX. The discussions surrounding this issue are proving to be contentious, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/election-2024-here-are-the-issues-pennsylvania-voters-care-the-most-about-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Election 2024: Here are the issues Pennsylvania voters care the most about - ... Examiner\">reflecting broader national debates<\/a> on gender identity and participation in athletics.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In deep blue Washington state, where state leaders say men in women&rsquo;s sports is just fine and dandy, one tiny school district is defying that policy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In early May, the Quilcene School Board passed a resolution requiring that student-athletes participate in the gender of their birth, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seattletimes.com\/sports\/high-school\/quilcene-school-district-bans-transgender-athletes-from-school-sports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Seattle Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 3-2 vote bucks state law and the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association rule book.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, it is in keeping with the Trump administration&rsquo;s definition of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/federal-judge-blocks-bidens-transgender-title-ix-changes-slams-admin-abuse-power\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Title IX<\/a>, which says women&rsquo;s sports are only open to those born female.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chris Reykdal, Washington state superintendent of public instruction, has said that regardless of that the president says, Washington state will live by<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/state-maine-referred-doj-refusing-sign-title-ix-agreement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> its own rules<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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In February, the Tumwater School Board said students have to be born female to play in women&rsquo;s sports after two players on a girls&rsquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/south-carolina-womens-basketball-team-refused-to-take-court-during-national-anthem\/\" title=\"South Carolina Women&#039;s Basketball ... Refused to Take Court During National Anthem\">basketball team refused<\/a> to play against a team with a male on the squad.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In April, the state&rsquo;s athletic association narrowly failed to approve a rule change to limits girls&rsquo; sports to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/transgender-athlete-vows-take-state-championship-female-competitors-spite-haters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">females<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Limiting girls&rsquo; sports to females prompted debate on the school board, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13seattle.com\/news\/wa-district-bans-transgender-athletes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KCPQ-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;Title 9 is the law,&rdquo; board member Ron Frantz, who supported the resolution, said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-v-d11d7278=\"\">&ldquo;This is an interpretation, this is not the law,&rdquo; board member Viviann Kuehl, who opposed it, said. &ldquo;The law nowhere in it says only biological males can play biological male sports, by tradition. That is not in Title 9.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-v-d11d7278=\"\">&ldquo;I&rsquo;m probably the only one who&rsquo;s read the whole thing of Title 9,&rdquo; Frantz said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-v-d11d7278=\"\">&ldquo;I did myself, it doesn&rsquo;t say that,&rdquo; Kuehl said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When the resolution was first considered in March, one resident told the board that males do not belong in female sports, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ptleader.com\/stories\/resolution-on-trans-girls-in-sports-stirs-emotions-in-quilcene,201992\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Port Townsend Leader<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;If you want to identify as a Christmas tree, that is fine with me, but I don&rsquo;t think it is OK for a biological male to be able to go into a locker room and strip down in front of a little girl,&rdquo; a resident whose name was not given said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;It&rsquo;s not fair in sports, it&rsquo;s just not. 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In early May, the Quilcene School Board voted 3-2 to mandate that student-athletes compete according to their birth gender, as reported by the Seattle Times. This decision contradicts state law and regulations from the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association but aligns with the Trump administration&#8217;s interpretation of Title IX, which restricts women&#8217;s sports to those assigned female at birth. Washington&#8217;s Superintendent of Public Instruction, Chris Reykdal, has stated that despite federal definitions, Washington will adhere to its own policies<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2438685,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Picture-2025-05-24T110354.746.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[50881,55838,55837,55839],"class_list":["post-2438684","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-genderpolicy","tag-girlssports","tag-schooldistrict","tag-washingtonstate"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Picture-2025-05-24T110354.746.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2438684","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2438684"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2438684\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2438688,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2438684\/revisions\/2438688"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2438685"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2438684"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2438684"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2438684"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}