Washington athleta speaks after school probes refusing to share a court with a trans player
High school basketball player in Washington state He is fighting charges of harassment and harassment after refusing to play against a transgender athlete in her last game of the season.
15-year-old Frances Staudt and her mother, Aimee, talked about how her rejection of playing against a biological male lit a fiery storm with a tumwater school district During “Fox & Friends”, and allegedly encouraged a series of threats to their family.
“They [the school district] They could have avoided this, “Aimee told Steve Doocy on Thursday.” However, they knew that the situation would exist, and they had a meeting, the director, the supervisor and the athletic director to discuss the fact that it was a potential situation that appeared. “
Foundation against intolerance and racism (Fair) filed an appeal for civil rights on behalf of Frances to the Ministry of Education after the school district is allegedly Launched an investigation in Frances for the “delusion” of his transgender opponent.
After heating for the game on February 7, Frances informed her coach about refusing to play against a “quite obvious” biological male noticed in the opposing team. Aimee says she approached the school athletic principal at the time, who allegedly answered that the school would not discriminate against the sexual identity in accordance with the law of Washington State.
“When [Frances] She was leaving, she was so angry, she felt like she was exposed, and that was just a terrible situation, “Aimee said.” She went through and said you were “a man.” She was so frustrated in the situation and is therefore now accused of harassing, harassing and intimidating this person’s misconception. “
Then, by appeal, the school employee allegedly faced Staudt’s younger brother for recording a video game, saying: “Better to think twice about what you are doing right now.”
Shortly after the incident, Frances spoke about the situation on social media, which allegedly encountered allegations and threats to discrimination.
Trans athlete involved in the incident later said in an interview that she would sit down if someone had expressed a problem.
“If any other person or player I play is,” I don’t feel comfortable with that, “I don’t mind sitting,” she said in the YouTube series, “[un]Divided by brandie pears. ”
Aimee believes that if the families have previously been informed of the situation and given the players the opportunity to sit from the game, it could give a different outcome.
“But they didn’t do that,” she said. “They put the kids in place, and my daughter was the one who actually got up in this situation, and … she was exposed … It was awful the way they acted.”
The tumwater school district has announced a statement about controversy: “We are aware that students and families have different perspectives on different topics, including participation in athletics, and respect the rights of individual students to make their personal decisions regarding their participation in athletic events.”
“As a district, we remain dedicated to encouraging an inclusive environment in which all students feel safe, supported and appreciated,” it read.
Despite the recent executive order of President Donald Trump Prohibition of biological males Washington from women’s sports is one of the many Democrats countries, including California, Minnesota, Massachusetts and Maine, which have been pushed for a mandate.
Washington, DC – February 05: US President Donald Trump joined female athletes to sign the executive order “No men in women’s sports” in the eastern room in the White House 5 February 2025. In Washington, DC. The executive order, which Trump signed on the day of national girls and women in sports, forbids transgender women to compete in women’s sports and is the third order that has signed to target transgender people. (Photo Andrew Hardik/Getty Images)
Washington’s high school athletes are currently allowed to compete based on their gender identity, not their biological sex.
The Interscholastic (Wiaa) Washington Association Policy says that every athlete will participate in programs “in accordance with their gender identity or gender that is consistently expressed,” and there are no medical or legal requirements. Accounts have been introduced to ban transgender girls to participate in girls and women’s sports but have not been adopted.
“We got a letter late that they discovered that … she broke the Wiaa policy. She did not break the Tumwater school policy, so now they put her on what they say, if there are further incidents, she can be accused of further discipline,” Aimee said.
“So it’s basically as if they keep it over their heads.”
Fox News’ Jackson Thompson contributed to this report.
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