California's largest high school district adopts policy to oppose trans athletes in girls' sports

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The biggest high school district by enrollment and land area in the state of California voted 3-2 to adopt a Title IX resolution that would only allow female students in girls' sports, on Monday. 

The vote comes as the state's educational agencies face a lawsuit from the U.S. Department of Justice for alleged Title IX violations by allowing biological males to play in girls' sports. 

Kern High School District regularly enrolls more than 40,000 students and employs more than 1,700 staff per year across its 31 schools. Now, it becomes the 16th school district, individual school or board of education in California to adopt an amendment to comply with Title IX, rejecting the current state policy that protects trans athletes in girls' sports. 

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The resolution was authored by Chino Valley Unified School District Board of Education President Sonja Shaw. Shaw's district is one of the 16 in California to also pass a resolution on the issue. 

"I authored this resolution to be the voice of our communities — to stand with our girls and protect the truth that should’ve never been silenced," Shaw said. "Boys are boys. Girls are girls. God made them beautiful just the way they are. It’s time to put fairness, truth, and common sense back into education."

Kern County School District, which is separate from Kern High School District but shares a county, was one of the other districts to propose its own resolutions back in August. 

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