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🇺🇸 West Virginia’s ban on transgender athletes in female school sports upheld as constitutional by federal judge
West Virginia’s ban on transgender athletes competing in female school sports is constitutional and can remain in place, a federal judge ruled.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and its West Virginia chapter filed the lawsuit in 2021 on behalf of an 11-year-old transgender girl who hoped to compete in middle school cross-country in Harrison County. The lawsuit named the state and county boards of education and their superintendents as defendants.
The ACLU of West Virginia said it was reviewing the decision with co-counsel to determine next steps. The ban applies to middle and high schools, as well as colleges.
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West Virginia’s ban on transgender athletes competing in female school sports is constitutional and can remain in place, a federal judge ruled.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and its West Virginia chapter filed the lawsuit in 2021 on behalf of an 11-year-old transgender girl who hoped to compete in middle school cross-country in Harrison County. The lawsuit named the state and county boards of education and their superintendents as defendants.
The ACLU of West Virginia said it was reviewing the decision with co-counsel to determine next steps. The ban applies to middle and high schools, as well as colleges.
#US #WestVirginia
@meriblood
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