2 California high schools set to leave Nevada athletics org over trans athlete rules

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Two California high schools will leave the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association (NIAA) over the state’s decision to prohibit transgender athletes from competing in girls' sports.

Truckee and North Tahoe High Schools were the two schools set to leave the athletics association, the Reno Gazette Journal reported Friday. Both schools sit near the California-Nevada border.

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Truckee Schools spokesperson Amber Burke told the newspaper that the move was made because the high schools need to follow California laws regarding sex discrimination.

"We are a California school district, and so we must adhere to California state law," Burke said. "It is related to the recent NIAA policy changes regarding student-athlete eligibility based on biological sex. That conflicts with California laws."

The Truckee Tahoe United School District sent a letter to parents, saying the Nevada rules "directly conflict with California laws protecting gender identity and expression, including AB 1955, which guarantees students’ rights to privacy and protects them from discrimination," according to the Reno Gazette Journal.

The NIAA voted in April to adopt a new gender eligibility policy that bans trans athletes from girls’ sports. Only biological females can compete against girls in the state.

The change marked