Colorado High School Activities Association
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Oct 19, 2026
John CalderaHOST
Under the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act and House Bill 26-1141, it is considered discrimination to prohibit a student from participating in a public school's programs or activities that based on their membership in a protected class, which, defined by law, extends to gender identity and gender expression.
John CalderaHOST
The Colorado High School Activities Association, CHASA, they guide all the public policy for public schools and private schools around the state, also allows transgender students to participate in sports teams consistent with their gender identity.
John CalderaHOST
However, according to federal law, Title IX regulations, it's illegal for a transgender woman and girls to participate on a female sports team.
John CalderaHOST
The conflicting state and federal rules, what do you do? So now Jeffco is in the middle.
Arlo Pérez EsquivelHOST
A private school in Parker is facing serious consequences for alleged racism by fans of its sports teams.
Arlo Pérez EsquivelHOST
The Colorado High School Activities Association, or CHASA, has already put Lutheran High School's athletic department on probation after multiple reports that students and other fans harassed participants from opposing teams.
Arlo Pérez EsquivelHOST
The association is now threatening to suspend the school from competition entirely if it doesn't show that it is committed to inclusivity and accountability.
Arlo Pérez EsquivelHOST
CPR's Tony Gorman has been following the story.
Joe OltmannHOST
There's no place for racism.
Joe OltmannHOST
But the CHSAA decided that they were going to give formal notice.
Joe OltmannHOST
First of all, I just want, I just wanna be clear, [laughs] the CHSAA has been sued multiple times.
Joe OltmannHOST
One for sweeping racism under the rug.
Joe OltmannHOST
Happened in, by the way, at Sand Creek High School, the same place that we're hearing all of this come from right now.
Joe OltmannHOST
Same place, where nearly, a nearly $2.5 million verdict in 2021 was handed down against the CHSAA.
Joe OltmannHOST
Well, they did the same thing this time, only this time they knee-jerked and decided they were gonna indict the families and Lutheran High School, and they announced a suspen- excuse me, a potential suspension, but putting them on probation.
Joe OltmannHOST
Go ahead and put this up.
Matt HoodGUEST
I was like, "Hey, we need to hire a girls head coach here." Like, we have two programs.
Matt HoodGUEST
They're CHSAA-sanctioned programs.
Dennis ZarrowHOST
Yeah.
Matt HoodGUEST
And so I was really excited taking it back this last year and being able to have Landon on the staff, and then transition Landon into the girls high school wrestling head coach position, and to have the school district recognize it and have that position, 'cause it wasn't there.
Dennis ZarrowHOST
Oh, I see.
Dennis ZarrowHOST
Okay.
Matt HoodGUEST
With the growth of the sport, CHSAA sanctioned women's wrestling, so they have, if they go into women's wrestling, they, they can wrestle at that same playing field.
Dennis ZarrowHOST
Okay.
Kim MonsonHOST
Under the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act, the Blue Book says, Public K-12 schools, colleges, and universities may not exclude students from extracurricular activities that align with their gender identity, and it is unclear at this time how the measure will impact current state law.
Kim MonsonHOST
The Colorado High School Activities Association, CHSAA, which oversees high school sports, recognizes a right for transgender athletes to take part in school activities, according to the booklet.
Kim MonsonHOST
The Blue Book counts at least seven Colorado schools and districts that have adopted policies restricting biological males who identify as female from female sports.
Kim MonsonHOST
Eight schools and districts sued CHSAA and the state in 2025, and under a December 2025 settlement they may keep separate teams for boys and girls based on biological sex while remaining in full CHSAA standing, Colorado Public Radio reported.
Kim MonsonHOST
Senior U.S. District Judge John Kane later dismissed the claims against the state because the plaintiffs lacked standing in a ruling Chalkbeat, Colorado reported on August 27, 2026.
Kim MonsonHOST
On June 30, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court held in West Virginia v. BPJ decided together with Little v. Hecox that Title IX allows schools to provide separate women's and men's sports teams defined by biological sex.
CJ FantPANELIST
I actually think Jordan might have an answer to that.
Jordan HallPANELIST
CHSAA, at least in Colorado, is what makes the sport officially playable in high school.
Jordan HallPANELIST
So there is nothing for boys yet, but they usually...
Jordan HallPANELIST
There's a ton of, yeah, like little league options.
NickPANELIST
And the whole state is getting involved.
NickPANELIST
The Colorado High School Activities Association, state-level action, and multiple school districts are launching formal investigations to review the firsthand accounts Over
Jesse Lee PetersonHOST
words.
Jesse Lee PetersonHOST
Lord have mercy.
Simon VillanozHOST
As of right now, it is October fourth, ten twenty AM.
Simon VillanozHOST
The MaxPreps rankings, or at least the ones on CHSAA, have been updated.
Simon VillanozHOST
So we're gonna go off of that and show you what that playoff picture currently looks like, and then preview some games this week that should impact who's in, who's out, and who may just be out.
Simon VillanozHOST
So let's get right to it.
IrishHOST
And one game, the commissioner walked by, and Diallo shook his head and said, "Do you remember me? I'm Alpha.
IrishHOST
You said I couldn't play." [laughs] And the, the commissioner was, the commissioner said in this article, "We wish him nothing but the best." So the coach from Lincoln said, "The CHSAA determination wasn't in the spirit of the rule.
IrishHOST
It was gross misrepresentation of the rule.
IrishHOST
But even though he didn't need to be, he was at practice every day at 6:00 AM."