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 protest followed the athlete's midseason switch from the boys' team to the girls' varsity roster under Washington Interscholastic Activities Association rules; she had finished 76th in a boys' junior varsity race on September 5.
- Parent Kevin Burns told 'The Ingraham Angle' the girls 'decided to make a difference,' while Sarah Burns added that 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 laws.
- Next month, Washington voters will decide on Initiative 638, the '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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Photo via: chs.camas.wednet.edu (Camus High School) OAN Staff Lillian Mann5:30 PM – Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Nearly half of the girls on the Camas High School cross-country team in Camas, Washington, walked off the starting line during a recent meet to protest the inclusion of a biological male runner on their team. Footage of roughly 13 athletes linking arms and leaving the course quickly went viral, reigniting debate over transgender particip…
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