Ex-SJSU volleyball coach who spoke up about trans athlete issue files lawsuit for wrongful termination

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Former San Jose State University women's volleyball assistant coach Melissa Batie-Smoose has filed a lawsuit against the Board of Trustees of the California State University (CSU) system. SJSU is one of 23 California-based schools that are part of the CSU system. 

Batie-Smoose's contract was not renewed when it expired in February, after being suspended from the team in the middle of the season for filing a Title IX complaint over the program's handling of a transgender athlete on its team and a female player who objected to the trans athlete. 

Now, Batie-Smoose is alleging wrongful termination, claiming she "suffered and continues to suffer lost wages, loss of professional reputation and opportunity, emotional distress, and other damages." 

"Defendant’s actions were willful, intentional, and/or taken with reckless disregard for Plaintiff’s federally protected rights," the lawsuit states. 

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"Other coaches who did not oppose the inclusion of a biological male on the women’s volleyball team or who did not advocate for the rights of female athletes, were not subjected to suspension, termination or any discriminatory actions as was Plaintiff." 

A spokesperson from San Jose State University responded to the lawsuit. 

"We are aware of the filing and have no further comment, due to pending litigation," the spokesperson told Fox News Digital.

Batie-Smoose's Title IX complaint against the school, which she filed at the end of last October, first brought to light allegations that the transgender athlete, Blaire Fleming, conspired with an opposing