Washington Family Sues 5 State, School Entities Over Alleged Assault in Girls' Wrestling Match
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 10
Washington Family Sues 5 State, School Entities Over Alleged Assault in Girls' Wrestling Match
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 10
Summary
A Washington family sued five state and school entities, alleging a 15-year-old girl was sexually assaulted by a trans athlete during a girls' wrestling match and that officials failed to protect her.
The complaint says state and district policies let male athletes identifying as female compete in girls' sports without notifying athletes or parents, leading the girl to unknowingly face a male opponent.
Alliance Defending Freedom argues the policies and the response afterward violated Title IX, created a hostile educational environment, infringed parental rights and amounted to a state-created danger.
Puyallup School District said it has not been formally served and could not comment further because of student privacy and expected litigation; the trans athlete and family are not defendants.
The lawsuit follows a February U.S. Education Department investigation into the district over the same allegations, as transgender-athlete rules in school sports face wider legal scrutiny.