US EditionCalifornia school district near Nevada caught up in a dispute over transgender athlete policies
The Tahoe-Truckee district must join California's sports league by next year amid conflicting state policies and proposes a phased transition through 2029 to limit disruption, officials say.
- Next year, the California Department of Education is requiring Tahoe-Truckee Unified School District to join the California Interscholastic Federation Sac-Joaquin Section amid conflicting Nevada policies.
- After the NIAA vote in April, California law permits students to play consistent with their gender identity, and the CDE says all local agencies must follow that law.
- Superintendent Kerstin Kramer said the district's three-year plan aims to protect students during winter travel over about 7,000-foot passes, amid opposition from some parents and no known transgender athletes.
- This week, Tahoe-Truckee Unified submitted a new transition plan and is awaiting the California Department of Education's review, while district leaders warn CIF schedules are set and schools may lack opponents.
- At least 24 states have laws barring transgender women and girls from certain sports, and the U.S. Justice Department sued California in July over its transgender athlete policies.
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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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