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Exclusive: president Donald Trump’s The administration is notifying California and Gov. Gavin Newsom ahead of the controversial athletics postseason competition featuring biologically male trans-athletes competing in the girls category.
The U.S. Department of Education introduced the Interstate Federation of California (CIF) and Julpa Valley High School at upcoming conferences. Previous Report The CIF official removed the “Protect Girls Sports” shirt all day from his competitors at a postseason event last Saturday.
“The obvious fl hush of federal civil rights laws by allowing male athletes to compete in women’s California athletics [Southern Sectional Division 3 Final] This Saturday and allegations of retaliation against the girl who protests this are vulnerable,” Education Department spokeswoman Julie Hartman told Fox News Digital.
The CIF is already under a federal Title IX investigation into state trans-inclusion practices.
“In a surprising moment of moral clarity, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said it was “deeply unfair” for men to compete in women’s sports recently,” Hartman continued. “Where is Governor Newsom now? With or without a governor, the Trump administration’s Department of Education’s commitment is unwavering, and we won’t allow agencies to trample on women’s civil rights.
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Protests to promote transport to women’s sports by California female track and field athletes at a postseason competition at Yorba Linda High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025 (Provided by Sophia Lorey)
California’s high school sports league was one of the first in the country to openly announce a rebellion against President Donald Trump’s executive order “exclude men from women’s sports.” Now, in addition to federal investigations, the state is facing growing anxiety from its own residents over the issue.
Jurupa Valley High School’s track and field athletes will take part in high jumps, triple jumps and long jumps after advancing in qualifying last Saturday. The athletes won top nine spots in these events, making sure the three female athletes didn’t move forward and took first in a triple jump.
Julia Theven, a 17-year-old Blair Orinda student, is one of the athletes facing trance competition on Saturday. Theven is also one of the few female athletes to beat Jurupa Valley athletes this year, finishing first in the high jump in qualifying last Saturday, with the trans athlete finishing in eighth place.
However, Teven also claims he saw the trans athlete jump far higher in social media posts, acknowledging that the athlete could beat her on upcoming Saturdays, noting that the scoring system for the final is different from qualifying.
“He managed to beat me. He wasn’t, but I’m looking forward to seeing him do,” Theven said.
Still, Taebun doesn’t blame the athletes on the issue, so she blames the institutions that allow it.
“I really believe he has no harmful intentions to girls’ sports. I think it’s kind of like that. “I really think he’s just presenting his opportunity to him, as he’s enabled by the CIF.”
16-year-old Clean Lutheran student Lees Hogan also finished fifth in a high jump ahead of the trans athlete. But that was another story during the triple jump.
The trans athlete dominated the event, winning more than four feet in runner-up.
Hogan would have finished third and would have made one spot higher if there were no trans athletes.
“It’s just a bit sad to watch. He’s clearly a really talented athlete. We’ve all seen him jump and so on. I wish him good luck, but in the boys department,” Hogan said. “The specific benefits he has are pretty obvious and it’s obviously just sad to see that as a woman.”
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California High School Girls athletes will be wearing a “protecting Girls Sports” shirt at the postseason track meet held at Yoruba Linda High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025. (Personal courtesy of Reese Hogan)
Competitors had to wait hours late on Saturday to close the competition after temperatures exceeded 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
The warm nature of the event was extended to the temperament of the audience.
The convention was overshadowed by controversy and protest as activists held live press conferences in which students, parents and even public education officials acknowledged that the CIF and the state government were allowing what was happening that day.
The CIF confirmed that staff members had to remove the “Girls Sports” shirts they had worn in protest against athletes at the tournament.
“According to the CIF Southern Section playoff news, all athletes must wear appropriate, school-issued, track uniforms. Student-athletes were asked to follow this in the event area on the field, as they wear shirts above school-issued uniforms,” ​​the CIF said in a statement.
However, witnesses allege that authorities did not issue the same orders to athletes wearing non-school-issued gear that did not include a message to “protect women’s sports.”
Social media footage It shows the audience chanting, “It’s a boy!” As an athlete. However, Hogan and fellow Clean Lutheran student Olivia Viola told Fox News Digital that other fans were rooting for trans athletes during the event.
“It was like he was jumping, it was really, really, really splitting, and it felt like half of the stadium was against it, it seemed you could see it visibly.
“That was annoying for me. It was a bit sad to hear people cheering loudly for biological men who compete in women’s sports than women’s sports. That part was just a little bit, and that part was sad for me.”
Viola, who will compete with trans athletes on Saturday, added that she will hold the CIF accountable for the hostile and contradictory crowd at the competition.
“I think it’s 100% not this athlete, not him, not him, but to the authoritative people who allow it to happen. I don’t want to be directed towards this athlete, I want to turn it on.
Several public institutions in California have already risen, including Hogan and Viola schools.
Three California Christian schools have spoken out against the CIF over the situation. Jserra Catholic High School, Orange Lutheran High School and Crean Lutheran High School sent a joint letter to the CIF last week, calling for the issues that erupted for religious schools this athletics season.
“CIF’s gender identity policy promotes an increasingly hostile environment for religious schools. The CIF’s expectation that all faith-based schools promote CIF’s gender identity policy will hope that religious schools adhere to the doctrine of faith in classrooms and communities, and practice something that contradicts their belief in the athletic field.” The text has been read.
The California Families Council Outreach Director told Fox News Digital that parents are scheduled to protest in the South final.
“As a former California CIF and university athlete, I am beyond my gratitude and encouraged to see an administration that is ultimately boldly standing up for girls.
Jurupa Unified School District provided a statement in Fox News, responding to the Ministry of Education’s statement, defending the continued potential of biological men in women’s sports.
“JUSD follows both California law and CIF policy regarding school athletics. Currently, both state law and CIF policy require that both state law and CIF policy be allowed to participate in athletic teams and competitions that match their gender identity, regardless of the gender listed in student records.
California is a minefield of controversial cases involving girls and women’s sports for over a year, including trans-athletes to girls and women’s sports, including multiple cases involving volleyball teams, women’s basketball teams and women’s cross-country.
Some cases have even spurred confiscation and litigation.
Newsom addressed the issue in an episode of his podcast in early March.
“Well, I think it’s a matter of fairness,” Newsom told the conservative and influential Charlie Kirk. “I totally agree with you about that, and it is deeply unfair.
“It’s easy to speak up for the injustice of it. There’s humility and grace too. These poor people are likely to commit suicide, anxiety and depression, and the way people talk to vulnerable communities is a problem I struggle with.
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“So I can hold both in my hands. How can I deal with this with such decency that I know you are unique to you, but I don’t think it’s always expressed about this issue?
“The question you’re asking is one that we’ve been asking ourselves for months and we couldn’t answer. What’s that line? How can we make this fair? I couldn’t understand it. I’m transparent about this, especially at my party, like at my party.
Fox News Digital contacted Newsom’s office, and CIF requested comment.
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