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, October 13, 2026, approximately a dozen Camas High School girls forfeited their cross-country race against Battle Ground, walking off the course in protest of a teammate who switched from the boys' to the girls' varsity roster midseason.
- The athlete competed in a boys' junior varsity race on September 5, 2026, finishing 76th out of 301 runners, then transitioned to the girls' category on September 15, 2026, sparking competitive fairness concerns under WIAA gender-identity policies.
- Camas School District Communications and Media Manager Doreen McKercher stated the district follows state law prohibiting discrimination based on gender identity, and chartered a $4,772 bus to ensure privacy amid heightened online attention.
- Tensions escalated as parents organized protests; the district issued a criminal trespass notice to Joel Retzlaff, citing disruptive behavior after he displayed a sign referencing chromosomes at a meet.
- Washington voters will decide on Initiative 638 on November 3, 2026, which would ban biological males from competing in girls' K-12 sports, though current eligibility rules remain in force for the upcoming state championships.
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Sometimes sports scandals explode in a minor, insignificant competition. This week a school cross was held in a small town in the state of Washington. So far, nothing remarkable. However, at the sound of the start of the female race, reserved for girls between 14 and 17 years old, half of the participants started running, but the other half did not. More than 50 participants decided to cross the starting line walking and went to the park that wa…
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Students Revolt Against School’s Trans Athlete Policy, Refuse To Race Against Student Who Was On The Men’s Team Just A Month Ago - The American Tribune.com
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 [...]
Washington School System Harasses Parents Protecting Daughters From Boy in Girls Cross-Country Meet
At least 12 high school girls chose to forfeit a cross-country race in Washington on Tuesday rather than compete against their teammate — a boy. About half of the Camas High School girls’ cross-country team walked off the course Tuesday instead of racing against an 11th grade boy who, until September 5, competed with the […]
Washington High School Runners Walk Off Course Over Transgender Teammate
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