California girls' high school volleyball players file lawsuit over transgender teammate

Jurupa Valley High School volleyball player Alyssa McPherson and her mother Maribel Munoz speak out on why several girls' volleyball teams in California are forfeiting over a transgender athlete on 'America Reports.'

EXCLUSIVE: Three young women in southern California are filing a lawsuit against the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF), the California Department of Education (CDE) and the Jurupa Unified School District (JUSD) over the inclusion of a biological male transgender athlete on the Jurupa Valley High School girls' volleyball team. 

The lawsuit, which was filed on Tuesday in the United States District Court for the Central District of California, alleged the plaintiffs "have suffered sex discrimination, including sexual harassment, unsafe and unfair athletic environments, viewpoint discrimination, and infringements on their religious liberty and safety" as a result of Jurupa Valley rostering the trans athlete. 

The plaintiffs in the case are current players Alyssa McPherson, Hadeel Hazameh, former player and McPherson's older sister Madison McPherson, and their families. Hazameh and Alyssa McPherson recently withdrew themselves from the team in protest of the trans athlete, they previously told Fox News Digital. 

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The plaintiffs are being represented by the law firm Advocates for Faith & Freedom. 

The lawsuit alleged that Hazameh and Alyssa McPherson were recently removed from the team group chat after telling their coach they were "uncomfortable sharing the volleyball court and locker room with a male student." The plaintiffs also claimed that the school's practices have violated the girls' religious liberties.

"Plaintiffs have been intimidated by an