Arroyo Grande residents divided over transgender student athlete at Arroyo Grande High School

How proposals addressing Washington high school transgender athlete participation fared

TACOMA, Wash. — Two amendments aimed at making changes to participation eligibility for transgender high school student-athletes in Washington failed.

Arroyo Grande residents divided over transgender student athlete at Arroyo Grande High School

Lawsuits are underway in several states over the participation of transgender athletes in various sports, and President Donald Trump recently signed executive orders that would take away protections for people who are transgender. People across the country have been vocal on all sides of this issue, and here locally, it came to a head at a recent Lucia Mar Unified School District board meeting. Shes a really good kid and a kind kid, and anyone w…

WIAA board says no to advisory votes that would have banned transgender athletes from girls' sports

OLYMPIA, Wash - Public schools in Washington will continue to allow kids to compete in sports in line with their preferred gender, following state law.

Proposals to ban transgender student-athletes from girls' sports in Washington fail

Two rule proposals that would ban transgender student-athletes from competing against girls failed to pass advisory-only votes, the WIAA announced.

Proposal to ban Biological Males From Playing Women's Sports in Washington State Fails in WIAA Vote

RENTON, WA – The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) has rejected two proposed amendments that would have changed eligibility rules for transgender athletes in high school sports. The rejected proposals, introduced by several school districts including Lynden, Mead, and Colville, aimed to restrict transgender girls from participating in girls’ sports. One proposal called for a complete ban, while the other sought to establis…

WIAA stands with trans athlete participation in recent policy amendments

The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) Representative Assembly announced Monday, April 21, that two advisory votes