Colorado lawsuit settlement ensures schools can separate sports by biological sex without penalty

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A coalition of Colorado school districts reached a settlement with the state's high school sports association that ensures districts can enforce rules to protect girls sports from biological male trans athletes. 

Rep. Jeff Crank, R-Colo., announced the settlement in a post on X Thursday. 

"Biological men NEVER belong in biological women’s sports, period. The Colorado High School Activities Association finally made the right decision and will STOP penalizing school districts that protect women’s sports," Crank wrote. 

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Colorado's District 49 led a lawsuit against the Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAA) in May, challenging Colorado state laws and CHSAA bylaws that required schools to allow transgender student-athletes to participate on teams matching their gender identity.

District 49 had just instituted its own policy classifying all school sports teams by "biological sex," banning males from playing on teams or sharing locker rooms and hotel rooms with females. 

Colorado state law and CHSAA bylaws are among many in blue states that require schools to allow students to play on sports teams and use facilities that match their gender identity, not their sex, at birth.

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