Camas High School girls cross country runners refuse to race in protest of transgender policy
About a dozen Camas runners forfeited a varsity race after the school district said state rules allow the transgender student to compete.
- On Tuesday, roughly a dozen Camas High School girls cross-country runners walked off the starting line during a meet against Battle Ground, forfeiting their race in protest of a transgender teammate's participation.
- The athlete switched from the boys' team to the girls' varsity roster midseason under Washington Interscholastic Activities Association rules, having finished 76th in a boys' junior varsity race on September 5, 2026.
- Parent Kevin Burns told 'The Ingraham Angle' the girls 'decided to make a difference,' while Sarah Burns said 16 to 17-year-old athletes 'should just be able to go out there and race and have fun.'
- Camas School District officials issued a criminal trespass notice to parent Joel Retzlaff, citing 'conduct and safety concerns' after he held a sign referencing chromosomes, while maintaining adherence to state non-discrimination law.
- Next month, Washington voters will decide on Initiative 638, titled 'Defending Equity in Interscholastic Sports Act,' which would ban transgender girls from K-12 female-only sports and require documentation verifying 'biological sex.
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Nearly half of a Washington high school girls’ cross-country team walked away from the starting line rather than compete alongside a transgender athlete who had raced on the boys’ team weeks earlier. About a dozen Camas High School runners sacrificed their race Tuesday as the rest of the field began running. Video showed the protesting [...]
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About a dozen girls on the Camas High School cross-country team refused to race this week because a transgender teammate was competing in the girls' division.
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The Constitution StudyWashington High School Girls Refuse to Race Against Male Cross-Country Runner
About a dozen girls on a Washington state high school cross-country team forfeited a race Tuesday rather than compete against a male runner who switched from the boys team to the girls team mid-season. Footage of the meet between Camas High School and Battle Ground High School in southwestern Washington shows the starting signal sounding...
Issues continue to mount over biological male competing for girls’ cross country team in southwest Washington - The Daily Chronicle
The firestorm surrounding the Camas High School cross country team continues to build due to the presence of a biological male competing on the girls’ team after beginning the season running for the boys’ team. On Tuesday, 12 members of the girls’ team walked off the course during a dual meet with Battle Ground. On Sept. 15, two runners from Skyview High School did the same. This past weekend, the Papermakers traveled to Lakewood High School in …
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