Washington Interscholastic Activities Association

She was sharing some of the Camas story on social media yesterday when she noticed this, that the official account of the WIAA has blocked her.

This is the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association.

So this is the government body that is essentially in charge of rules and regulations for high school athletics and middle school athletics in public schools in the state of Washington.

And she finds out she's blocked and she can't ever really remember engaging with the WIAA and doing anything other than standing up for girls and sharing her perspective, which is girls shouldn't have to compete against boys.

Mm.

The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association- Wow ...

the WIAA- Elementary P- ... permits this switch under the rule.

[upbeat music] And that's, that, that's poor leadership there.

Hmm.

The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association- Wow ...

the WIAA- LMNOP ... permits this switch under the rule.

Hmm.

Are the courts doing what they took an oath to do? And that is support the Constitution of the United States.

A perfect example, looping all the way back to the Supreme Court, a high school wrestler from the state of Washington has petitioned the Supreme Court with an emergency application for injunctive relief, right? Basically, this high school wrestler is saying that the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association violated Title IX because it bars sex-based discrimination.

And by allowing males to participate in girls' sports, they're discriminating against the girls because males have a biological advantage.

Okay.

Her name is Kaylee Keeler.

Uh, she filed an emergency application to the Supreme Court alleging that the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association violated Title IX when it allowed a boy to participate in girls' sports, essentially causing her to wrestle a boy.

And she's asking the Supreme Court to not only allow her to avoid competing against boys in the future, but also to require that her mother receive notice if she could face any male athletes in competition.

Alliance Defending Freedom is representing Keeler.

We're not talking about literature class, so clearly it doesn't apply.

We're just talking about sexual assault.

I mean, that's, that's completely different." The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association in their handbook state that athletes will participate in programs consistent with their gender identity or the gender most consistently [chuckles] expressed.

Well, who's watching these kids to see w- you know, which gender is most consistently expressed? This is, this is ridiculous.

A reported situation at Camas High School in which an athlete competed on both the boys and girls cross country teams during the same season has drawn attention to the rules governing high school sports eligibility in Washington State.

Currently, the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association permits students to participate in athletics consistent with their gender identity, a standard the Camas School District has said it follows.

The question of whether biological sex at birth should instead determine team placement is one that communities, policymakers, and sports organizations continue to debate.

We invite readers to share where they stand.