A transgender volleyball player at a Northern California high school was reportedly booed and harassed during a game against a Catholic school on October 12, ABC 7 reported.
In response, another school's athletic director reportedly told the Catholic school it could face “consequences” from its athletics council.
The October 12 game was hosted by Notre Dame-Belmont in Belmont, California, against Half Moon Bay High School. Half Moon Bay has enrolled a transgender athlete on its women's team.
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Notre Dame-Belmont canceled both teams' games earlier in the season because of a transgender player.
Steve Sell, the athletic director at Aragon High School in San Mateo, Calif., intervened in response to complaints of booing and harassment. According to ABC 7, Sell informed Notre Dame of the potential impact as co-chair of the Peninsula Athletic League's athletic directors.
Notre Dame Belmont responded with a letter to Sell, apologizing on behalf of those accused of booing. The letter also said the Catholic school would abide by a policy prohibiting spectators exhibiting such behavior.
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“We have implemented a long-standing policy of banning spectators who harass individuals from future games (season and postseason),” the letter said. “We sincerely regret and apologize for the inappropriate and unsporting behavior by a member of the NBD community at this match. NBD is committed to ensuring that incidents like this never occur again.”
Transgender players in women's volleyball and the subsequent protests have been an issue across California this year.
At the high school level, another girls' volleyball team withdrew from a state playoff game because the opposing team “had a male player playing on the team,” the school announced.
Stoneridge Christian High School in Merced was scheduled to play San Francisco Waldorf in the Northern California Division 6 Tournament. san francisco waldorf Because he was the No. 1 seed in that bracket, he received a bye in the semifinals. However, the Christian school was forfeited in an announcement just before the game.
“As many of you know, our girls won on Wednesday and advanced to the state playoffs,” the school announced through Max Preps. “Unfortunately, we just received word that our opponent, San Francisco Waldorf, has a male player playing on their team.
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“At SRC, believe in god's word It is authoritative and infallible. That's true. And as Genesis makes clear, God amazingly and unalterably created each person as male or female. We do not believe that gender is changeable and will not participate in events that send a different message. We also have a duty and responsibility to care for the health and safety of our athletes.
“So, after consulting with our students, coaches, and staff, we have made the difficult decision to forfeit Saturday's game. Standing up for Biblical truth means more than the outcome of the game.”
The player mentioned is reportedly a three-sport athlete who led San Francisco Waldorf to the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) North Coast Championship last season. CIF established the Gender Identity Participation Regulations in 2013.
“All students should have the opportunity to participate in CIF athletics and activities in a manner consistent with their gender identity,” the policy states.
Meanwhile, at the college level, San Jose State University's volleyball team has been at the center of a national media firestorm over the presence of a transgender player on the team and his teammates being embroiled in multiple lawsuits over the issue. are.
San Jose State girls' co-captain Brooke Slusser joins the lawsuit against the NCAA and her own lawsuit against the Mountain West Conference and her school, claiming she was deceived about teammate Blair Fleming's birth gender. woke up. man.
The two sides continue to play together this season amid the ongoing controversy, but seven games on the schedule have been forfeited. San Jose State is scheduled to compete in the Mountain West tournament, but that could be blocked by a ruling handed down by a Biden-appointed judge after an emergency hearing Thursday in Colorado.
A Mountain West spokesperson said San Jose State could win the tournament, which begins Nov. 27 in Las Vegas, if its opponent withdraws. But Federal Judge Kato Cruz will rule on whether the plan stands. Teams and transgender players can also compete.
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