Christian High School Forfeits Volleyball Match Over Transgender Player
Newsweek has reached out by email to both schools seeking further information and comment.The episode comes amid increasing debate about the rights of transgender athletes and their inclusion in women's sports.Critics argue it is unfair for biological women to go head-to-head with transgender women because they cannot compete on an even playing field, particularly if the transgender sportswomen have undergone male puberty.Some have safety concerns, including fears that women could be at risk of serious injury in the boxing ring or in other contact sports.
However, others argue that trans athletes should enjoy the same opportunity to participate as anyone else, and insist trans' rights are human rights.SRC's decision to walk away from the match was reported by local newspaper the Merced Sun-Star.
The outlet reported that SRC administrator Julie Fagundes had given it a statement, explaining the school believes that sex cannot be changed because God created each person to be either male or female.Identical wording was used in a longer missive emailed to parents on Friday, according to a screenshot of the message shared on social media site X (formerly Twitter.)Beth Bourne, whose X profile says she is a "mom questioning gender ideology in CA schools....
the biggest medical scandal of our times," told her 12,000 followers that the message had come from a father of one of Stone Ridge's players.
